Boy v. I.T.T. Grinnell Corp.

KLEINSCHMIDT, Judge.

On November 10, 1980, the appellant, William Boy, filed suit against the appellee, I.T.T. Grinnell Corporation, (ITT), alleging that a pipe fitting produced by the defendant was unreasonably dangerous because it was improperly designed and defectively manufactured and that the fitting broke because of these defects, resulting in injury to the plaintiff. The jury found for ITT. On appeal, Boy argues there was error in the jury instructions and in the admission and exclusion of evidence.

The product involved is a cast iron pipe fitting—a 1 X ¾ inch concentric reducer used to…