Allison v. Keller Industries, Inc.

Sognier, Judge.

David Allison sued Keller Industries, Inc., for damages he sustained when a ladder manufactured by Keller allegedly collapsed beneath him. The suit was brought on the theories of strict liability and common law negligence. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Keller and Allison appeals from the judgment thereon.

1. Appellant enumerates as error three instructions given the jury by the trial court, asserting that the charges excluded appellant’s theory of strict liability. The first charge consisted of the instruction, “if you find from the evidence that the defendant…