Legal Opinion
Jimenez v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided October 17, 1995No. CV-94-0273-PRPublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELDMAN, Chief Justice.
Richard and Amanda Jimenez (Plaintiffs) brought this products liability action against Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Defendant), alleging it sold them a defective and unreasonably dangerous power tool. Defendant asserted the defense of product misuse and asked the trial court to instruct the jury according to the principles of comparative fault contained in A.R.S. §§ 12-2501 to 12-2509, the Uniform Contribution Among Tortfeasors Act (UCATA), so that Plaintiffs’ damages could be reduced in proportion to their degree of fault. The trial court refused to so instruct. On…
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