Legal Opinion
Kallio v. Ford Motor Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided June 5, 1987No. C4-85-2126PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLEY, Justice.
In this products liability personal injury action, respondent Robert Kallio claims that a pickup truck owned by him and manufactured by appellant Ford Motor Co. (Ford) was defective due to (1) improper design of the automatic transmission shifting mechanism, and (2) failure to provide adequate warnings of potential danger *94arising from operator misuse. On appeal to the court of appeals from a judgment entered in respondent’s favor, Ford claimed that the trial court erred in (1) denying Ford’s requested instruction that in product design cases the plaintiff has the burden of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
- Voss v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Ault v. International Harvester Co.California Supreme Court · 1974
- Bilotta v. Kelley Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Hodder v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
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