Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.

OPINION

DRUKE, Presiding Judge.

Salt River Project (SRP) appeals from an adverse jury verdict on its breach of warranty and product liability claims against Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Westinghouse). We are not unmindful that this case is over 15 years old, was previously on appeal, and took almost four months to try. Nevertheless, we must reverse because of improper jury instructions.

This case began in May 1976 when an SRP steam turbine was damaged as a result of a defect in a local maintenance controller (LMC) supplied by Westinghouse. The defect was the loss of the negative 15-volt…