Newman v. Utility Trailer & Equip. Co., Inc.
Oregon Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*397HOLMAN, J.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries, based upon theories of negligence and products liability, which arose out of the allegedly faulty design of a flatbed semitrailer. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment for defendants pursuant to a special jury verdict.
Plaintiff assigns as error the giving of the following instruction in relation to its product liability claim:
"A product is said to be defective and unreasonably dangerous when it presents an unreasonable danger when used by persons expected to use it in the ordinary variety of ways in which the manufacturer or seller…
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