Legal Opinion
Welch v. Scripto-Tokai Corp.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 27, 1995No. 29A02-9409-CV-552PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Judge.
Appellants-plaintiffs Randy Welch, Teresa Griffith, and Steve Griffith (collectively Welch) contend that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of ap-pellees-defendants Seripto-Tokai Corporation and Clark Oil and Refining Corporation on their complaint for damages based on strict liability and negligence.
FACTS
On May 18, 1988, three-year-old Randy, the son of Steve and Teresa Griffith, climbed up to a shelf, which neither Teresa nor Steve could reach without a foot stool, and obtained a disposable butane cigarette lighter. After obtaining the lighter,…
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