Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. v. Thornton
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
ON APPLICATION FOR REHEARING
The opinion of March 22, 1991, is withdrawn and the following is substituted therefor:
This is a wrongful death/products liability case involving an 11-year-old boy, Keyeion A. Thornton. Keyeion was killed on Christmas Day 1987 when he lost control of his new Yamaha BW80S motorcycle and crashed into the window of a neighbor's house. The BW80S owner's manual described the vehicle as "intended for beginning riders."
William L. Thornton testified that he spent approximately 45 minutes Christmas morning going over the owner's manual with his son Keyeion and that they…
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