AALCO Manufacturing Co. v. City of Espanola

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that where there were two different bases for liability, i.e., negligence and strict products liability, each of two tortfeasors could be found separately liable under one theory and not the other, and they need not be held jointly liable for injury to plaintiff under one theory
• sustaining contribution between city liable under negligence theory and manufacturers liable under strict products liability theory
• “The purpose behind strict products liability ... is to allow an injured consumer to recover against a seller or manufacturer without the requirement of proving ordinary negligence.”
• goal of doctrine of strict products liability is to protect injured consumer

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).