Legal Opinion
Lester v. Magic Chef, Inc.
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 27, 1982No. 53,000PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Holmes, J.:
Plaintiff, Tammy Lester, appeals from an adverse *644jury verdict in a products liability case. On June 2, 1975, Tammy Lester, two and one-half years old, was seriously burned when she climbed upon a gas stove manufactured by the defendant, Magic Chef, Inc., and located in the mobile home occupied by Tammy and her family. One of the burners on the stove was accidently turned on by Tammy, igniting the garment she was wearing, resulting in severe burns to her upper body and face. Richman Gordman Stores of Kansas, Inc., the seller of the garment…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
- Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp.California Supreme Court · 1972
- Brown v. KeillSupreme Court of Kansas · 1978
- Kennedy v. City of SawyerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Nesselrode v. Executive Beechcraft, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Stephen Brent WHEELER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHN DEERE COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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