Govreau v. Nu-Way Concrete Forms, Inc.

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

Plaintiff was seriously burned when gasoline shot out of the tractor he had been operating and ignited. At the time of the accident the gas cap had been modified from its original condition in that a solid screw had replaced the original vented screw. Plaintiff brought a lawsuit against the seller of the tractor 1 to recover damages. Plaintiffs theory at trial was that the screw had been replaced before it left the seller. The case was submitted to the jury under theories of strict products liability and negligence. The jury returned a verdict in seller’s favor.

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