Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided November 28, 1984No. 7:10-misc-07001PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
This products liability case presents the court 1 with an important issue of first impression in Kentucky products law: whether the decision of the Supreme Court of Kentucky in Hilen v. Hays, 673 S.W.2d 713 (Ky.1984), adopting comparative negligence for Kentucky, applies to products liability cases in which the cause of action arises after the effective date of the Kentucky Products Liability Act, KRS 411.300, et seq. 2
The case is before the court on the parties’ pretrial requests for conflicting instructions, the plaintiff seeking a comparative negligence…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hilen v. HaysKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
- Bailey v. ReevesKentucky Supreme Court · 1984
- Dealers Transport Co. v. Battery Distributing Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
- Jones v. Hutchinson Manufacturing, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Reda Pump Co., a Div. of TRW, Inc. v. FinckKentucky Supreme Court · 1986
- Myers v. Hayes International Corp.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1988
- Ashbaugh v. WilliamsNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1987
- Harrigan v. Ford Motor Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1987
- Sexton ex rel. Sexton v. Bell Helmets, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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