Jordan v. Sunnyslope Appliance Propane & Plumbing Supplies Co.

OPINION

MEYERSON, Judge.

The sole issue on this appeal from summary judgment is whether the trial court correctly held that dealers1 in used products cannot be held strictly liable for harm resulting from defective goods which may be unreasonably dangerous. We hold that a dealer in used goods may be held strictly liable under the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A (1965) (hereinafter cited as § 402A) as adopted by our supreme court.

*310I. FACTS

In December, 1975, the father of plaintiff J. B. Jordan purchased a used propane storage tank from Canyon Gas and Appliance Co. (Canyon Gas), a dealer in…