Boyer v. Eljer Manufacturing, Inc.

PREWITT, Presiding Judge.

This products liability action was brought against the manufacturer of a saw blade, contending that the saw blade was defectively designed and that defendant did not give an adequate warning of the danger created by the defective design. Judgment was entered in accordance with a jury verdict for defendant. Plaintiffs appeal, presenting seven points relied on.

Plaintiff James A. Boyer operated a sawmill and worked as the “head sawyer” at the mill. On September 24, 1986, while he was preparing a log to be sent through a saw, a “bit” and a “shank” were thrown from its…