Rudie Wilhelm Warehouse Co. v. Royal Industries, Inc.

This is a products liability case. Plaintiff, a trucking company, seeks recovery from the defendant,, a truck trailer manufacturer, for damage to plaintiff’s truck and cargo resulting from a one-truck accident on August 31, 1971, near Klamath Palls. Plaintiff’s first cause of action is in two counts—one in strict liability and the second in negligence—and seeks recovery for damage to plaintiff’s cargo. Plaintiff’s second cause of action, in strict liability, seeks recovery for damage to the truck. The defendant has denied the existence of a defect in the trailer and, as an affirmative…