prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,856 Peter R. Briney v. Sears, Roebuck & Company

CONTIE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Peter and Carolyn Briney, in this products liability action, appeal from the district court’s order granting defendants' motions for directed verdict on two design defect claims and from the jury’s adverse judgment on the remaining failure to warn and instruct claim, asserting various flaws in the jury instructions. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse in part and affirm in part.

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In 1977 Peter Briney purchased a Sears Craftsman 10-inch electric table saw which was manufactured by Emerson Electric Company (Emerson) and marketed by Sears, Roebuck &…