Legal Opinion
Elliot v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 31, 1994No. 14764PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBerdon, J.
In this product liability claim brought pursuant to the Product Liability Act (act); General Statutes § 52-572m et seq.; the dispositive issue is whether the defendant product seller was entitled to a jury instruction on the defense of alteration or modification predicated on misuse under General Statutes § 52-572p, in addition to an instruction on misuse under the common law.
*502The plaintiff Steven Elliot1 brought this action for damages as a result of injuries he received in a fall from a ladder sold by the defendant, Sears, Roebuck and Company. The jury, in finding the issue of liability in…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- State v. HintonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Maloney v. PacSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
- Rossignol v. Danbury School of Aeronautics, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1967
- Lynn v. Haybuster Manufacturing, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- Willoughby v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1937
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Vitanza v. Upjohn Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2001
- Sharp v. Wyatt, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Cannata v. Department of Environmental ProtectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1996
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