Sease v. Taylor's Pets, Inc.

Defendants appeal judgments of $20,000 each for plaintiffs Nora Thayer, Paula Hill and Bradford Hill in a products liability action. Plaintiffs’ actions had been consolidated for trial with a separate action of Shirley Sease, Janice Sease and Betty Nelson, who also obtained judgments against defendants but who settled pending appeal.

From the evidence the jury could have found these facts. On June 21, 1979, Janice bought a pet skunk from defendant Perfected Pets, Inc., a pet shop in Portland. It had purchased the skunk earlier in June from defendants Taylor’s Pets, Inc., and Robert and Joan…