Hazelton v. Safeway Stores, Inc.

Woleslagel, J.:

Robert S. Hazelton brought a strict liability suit against Safeway Stores, Inc., claiming he swallowed a needle that was in bread baked and retailed by Safeway. He now claims three errors in the trial caused the jury to reach a verdict for the defendant. Timely objections were made in the trial court as to each ruling that Hazelton claims was erroneous.

Hazelton alleges (1) the trial court erred in instructing the jury that he had the burden of proving the needle was in the bread when “manufactured” instead of “at the time of sale” as speci fied in the pretrial order; (2) it was…