Baker Ex Rel. Baker v. International Harvester Co.

SIMON, Judge.

Products liability case.

Appeal by plaintiffs (widow and two children of deceased) from a directed verdict for defendant International Harvester Company (manufacturer) on the ground plaintiffs failed to present a submissible case of strict liability in tort. Plaintiffs alleged (a) defective design, and (b) inadequate warning of a danger alleged to exist in the use of an International Harvester Model 815 Combine. We affirm.

The evidence must be considered in a light most favorable to plaintiffs. Braun v. General Motors Corp., 579 S.W.2d 766 (Mo.App.1979).

On the morning of November…