Davis v. Homasote Co.

This is a products liability action in which plaintiffs appeal from a judgment for defendant Homasote Company. Plaintiffs claimed damages resulting from the use of 1-inch floor decking in the construction of a 48-unit apartment complex. The product was manufactured by the defendant Homasote Company, a New Jersey corporation, and was sold to Davis by Homasote’s distributor, North Pacific Lumber Company.

Plaintiffs alleged that the product was represented by defendant to be a "weather proof structural sub-floor” and "sound deadening carpet underlayment” suitable for use in the construction of…