Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from a jury verdict of no cause of action in a products liability suit brought to recover damages for injuries resulting from an accident involving an allegedly defective forklift manufactured by defendant.

Plaintiff brought suit alleging both negligence and breach of warranty against defendant Yale Manufacturing Company, the manufacturer of the forklift. The trial court refused to give plaintiffs’ requested standard jury instruction on a breach of warranty theory of liability, SJI 25.01, 25.02, 25.21, and 25.23. This refusal was based on the court’s conclusion…