Legal Opinion
Griffin Industries, Inc. v. Jones
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 1998No. 96-SC-685-DG, 97-SC-182-DGPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This is a significant products liability case presenting a novel strict liability issue involving comment (f) to section 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts. Griffin Industries sought discretionary review from an opinion of a Court of Appeals’ panel which rendered a 21-page published opinion affirming in part and reversing in part and remanding for retrial part of the complaint filed by plaintiff/respondent James Jones. A separate concurring opinion in the Court of Appeals also specifically asked this Court to consider the matter.
Jones suffered serious leg…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Dealers Transport Co. v. Battery Distributing Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Sukljian v. Charles Ross & Son Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Burke Enterprises, Inc. v. MitchellKentucky Supreme Court · 1985
- McKENNA v. Art Pearl Works, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Goetz v. Avildsen Tool & MacHines, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Compex Intern. Co., Ltd. v. TaylorKentucky Supreme Court · 2007
- David Martin v. Cincinnati Gas and Electric CoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2009
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