Taylor v. the Carborundum Co.

The plaintiffs, Fred Taylor and Ralph Rosenberger, were injured when a grinding wheel manufactured by the defendant, The Carborundum Company, shattered. They commenced separate actions against the defendant which were consolidated for trial. The jury returned a verdict in their favor and awarded Taylor $50,000 and Rosenberger $1,500 damages.

The defendant’s major contention is that it is entitled to an outright reversal because of the plaintiffs’ failure to prove certain elements necessary for recovery under a strict products liability theory. In the alternative, it points to alleged…