Carrecter v. Colson Equipment Co.

BECK, Judge:

The instant appeal requires us once again to reaffirm the sharp distinction which the courts of this Commonwealth have drawn between negligence suits and products liability actions based on section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts. We hold that the trial court may not invite the jury to consider the reasonableness of the defendant’s conduct by instructing on the “state of the art defense.”

Appellant Fletcher Carrecter Jr. appeals from a judgment in favor of appellee Colson 1 entered on a jury verdict in a products liability action based upon an injury allegedly caused by a…