Estate of Cook v. Gran-Aire, Inc.

This case concerns whether strict products liability law applies in a fatal airplane crash that killed an aerobatics flight student and his instructor, an employee of the airplane's owner. In Dippel v. Sciano, 37 Wis. 2d 443, 155 N.W.2d 55 (1967), our supreme court adopted strict products liability for sellers and manufacturers who place a defective and unreasonably dangerous product in the stream of commerce. In Kemp v. Miller, 154 Wis. 2d 538, 453 N.W.2d 872 (1990), our supreme court extended strict liability to lessors. We hold that, under Dippel and Kemp, the defective product must leave…