Readenour v. Marion Power Shovel

Robert and Catherine Readenour (plaintiffs) petition us to review a decision of the court of appeals which reversed a judg ment entered in plaintiffs’ favor and against Marion Power Shovel, a division of Dresser Industries, Inc. (defendant). Readenour v. Marion Power Shovel, 149 Ariz. 454, 719 P.2d 1070 (App.1985).

We concur in the result reached by the court of appeals but granted review because we disagree with its conclusions concerning the construction and application of A.R.S. § 12-686, which limits the admission of evidence of post-sale modification in a product liability action. Because…