Stuckey v. Young Exploration Co.

We decide two issues in this appeal, one concerning the extent to which a manufacturer may be held liable in a products’ liability suit after the product has undergone substantial modification, and second, the effect of the imposition of a duty on one who undertakes repair and maintenance of a chattel, to either correct or warn of an unsafe condition.

This case was decided on summary judgment, 1 granted after plaintiff filed his sixth amended petition. Depositions and affidavits are extensive.

Plaintiff’s sixth amended petition alleged Young Northern Exploration Company (Northern), purchased a…