Shields v. Morton Chemical Company

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

This is a products liability case in which plaintiff-appellant has appealed from a judgment in favor of the defendants-respondents following a jury trial and verdict in favor of the defendants. Plaintiff’s motions for a directed verdict, for a judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial were denied.

The principal questions presented are whether Idaho has adopted or should now adopt the principle of strict liability in products liability cases, and whether contributory negligence is a defense to the doctrine of strict liability.

The evidence presented at the trial was hotly…