Legal Opinion
Heath v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided July 18, 1983No. 82-170, 82-458, 82-485, 82-497. No. 82-203. No. 82-275. Nos. 82-314, 83-093. No. 83-053PublishedCited by 90 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
The plaintiffs in these consolidated appeals challenge the constitutionality of RSA chapter 507-D (Supp. 1979), governing suits for injuries caused by defective products.
In case No. 82-170, Clifford Heath was using a Sears drive ratchet to tighten the lug-bolt nuts while changing a rear tire on a logging skidder. The direction-change lever on the ratchet head snapped in two and a piece of the lever struck him, causing the near total loss of sight in one eye. The lever previously had been removed and reattached, allegedly because the metal used by the manufacturer was not suitable for northern…
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