Gutowski v. M & R Plastics & Coating, Inc.

This is a products liability case charging that a chemical product manufactured and sold by defendant was defective by reason of inadequate warnings on the label and inadequate instructions on how to use the product in a safe manner. Trial was before a jury which, on November 20, 1973, returned a verdict for defendant. Judgment was entered in accordance therewith, and plaintiff appeals as of right.

Succinctly stated, the facts are as follows: Defendant company, located in St. Louis, Missouri, manufactured a chemical binder called Mistabond which it sold to plaintiffs employer, Polybond…