Stokes v. National Presto Industries, Inc.

RONALD R. HOLLIGER, Judge.

Joel Stokes, a 13-month-old child, was severely burned when he pulled on the power cord of a Kitchen Kettle deep fryer causing it to fall off the kitchen counter. His grandmother, Diane Scheu, was operating the deep fryer. Joseph’s parents filed a negligence claim against Scheu and a products liability claim against National Presto Industries, Inc., the manufacturer of the deep fryer.

A jury returned a verdict in favor of Presto but against Scheu in the amount of $500,000. Subsequently, the trial court denied Stokes’ post-trial motions concerning Presto and Scheu’s…