Legal Opinion
Kennedy v. Guess, Inc.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 21, 2004No. 29S02-0211-CV-594PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 29A02-0110-CV-674
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
We consider here for the first time certain strict liability provisions in the Indiana Product Liability Act that render some distributors liable as though they had manufactured the product. The case arises from motions for summary judgment the trial court granted for two corporate defendants involved in distribution of an allegedly defective designer umbrella. *779We conclude the defendants did not establish that they were entitled to judgment.
On a second question of first impression, we hold…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Burkert v. Petrol Plus of Naugatuck, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Connelly v. Uniroyal, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Burkhardt v. Armour & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1932
- Dudley Sports Co. v. SchmittIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
- Indiana University Medical Center, Riley Hospital for Children v. LoganIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
11 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by46 opinions
- In re Jonathon C.B.Illinois Supreme Court · 2011
- Stumpf v. Hagerman Construction Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2007
- Angela Brewer, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rickey A. Brewer v. PACCAR, Inc. d/b/a Peterbilt Motors Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 2019
- Coffman v. PSI Energy, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2004
- John Kader v. State of Indiana, Department of Correction, and The Geo Group, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2013
41 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.