Oberg v. Honda Motor Co.

Defendants 1 appeal a judgment in favor of plaintiff in this product liability case. They make multiple assignments of error. We affirm.

At trial, plaintiff offered evidence that he was injured while riding a three-wheeled 1985 model Honda ATC 350X all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that was manufactured and sold by defendants. 2 While his two brothers watched, he attempted to climb a steep embankment with the ATV. His brothers testified that one of them stood in the middle of a nearby road to serve as traffic lookout and that plaintiff was moving at “walking speed” when he went up the embankment.…