Hindelang v. Werner Co. Inc

Plaintiffs appeal by leave granted on delayed application from two circuit court orders restricting the scope of discovery in this products-liability action. We reverse.

Plaintiff Robert L. Hindelang was injured when he fell from a ladder manufactured by defendant R. D. Werner Company, Inc., and sold to him by defendant A. L. Damman Company. In substance, plaintiffs’ complaint alleges that the ladder was defectively designed, leading to instability during use. Plaintiffs also claim that Werner and Dam-man failed to warn of the ladder’s instability or recommend precautions to compensate for the…