Beniek v. Textron, Inc.

OPINION

DANIEL F. FOLEY, Judge. *

Appellants Eugene and Barbara Beniek sued respondents Textron, Inc. and Homelite, Inc., a subdivision of Textron, for damages resulting from injuries Eugene suffered while using a chain saw manufactured by Homelite. A jury found there was a defect in the chain saw design that caused Eugene’s injuries. Although the jury found that Homelite provided adequate warnings in the owner’s manual, it found that Homelite failed to provide adequate post-sale warnings about the dangerousness of the chain saw. The jury, however, failed to answer whether this breach of duty…