Brownell v. White Motor Corporation

The plaintiff Brownell, the owner of a truck, and the plaintiff Brander, as a representative of Lloyd’s London, insurers of the truck, brought this products liability action for damage to the truck incurred when it went off the road. The defendant Freightliner manufactured the truck; the defendant White Motor sold the truck to a dealer who, in turn, sold it to Brownell. The cause went to the jury upon the theory of strict liability. The defendants appeal a judgment entered upon the jury’s verdict for the plaintiffs.

The defendants contend that the trial court erred in not finding for them as a…