Fox v. Sunmaster Products, Inc.

This is a products liability action in which each of several defendants prevailed, at different times, in separate motions for summary judgment. At issue is whether the plaintiffs, Terry and Billie May Fox, were entitled to wait to appeal until their claims against all defendants were resolved. We answer this question "yes" and remand to the Court of Appeals with directions to reinstate the plaintiffs' appeal as to Ladder Industries, Inc.

Facts

Terry and Billie May Fox filed suit against Sunmaster Products, Inc., and Stepmaster Ladder, Inc., in July of 1986. Terry Fox had been seriously injured…