Cooley v. Quick Supply Company

LeGRAND, Justice.

This appeal had its origin in an accident which inflicted serious personal injuries to plaintiff when several sticks of dynamite he was holding exploded. Claiming a defect in the fuse used to ignite the dynamite, plaintiff seeks recovery from Quick Supply Company, wholesale distributor which supplied the fuse to the retailer from whom plaintiff ultimately bought it. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, which we affirm.

Plaintiff asserted a right of recovery based, first, on the doctrine of strict liability and, in a separate count, he asked damages…