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· 7/26/1978

Aller v. Rodgers MacHinery Mfg. Co., Inc.

Citations

  • 268 N.W.2d 830
  • 4 A.L.R. 4th 634
  • 1978 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 1026

How courts have described this case

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

  • concluding “safety standards in the metalworking industry” were inapplicable and irrelevant in a case involving the, woodworking industry
  • equating Phillips’ test, with its emphasis on the seller, with the consumer-expectations test applied in Iowa
  • equating Phillips' test, with its emphasis on the seller, with the consumer-expectations test applied in Iowa
  • affirming a trial court’s exclusion of some industry safety standards, in part because some of the standards were for completely different industries and therefore irrelevant
  • affirming a trial court’s exclusion of some industry safety standards, in part because some of the standards were for completely different industries and therefore irrelevant
  • “Here, defendant’s objection was sustained; therefore, the ruling will be upheld if the evidence could be held inadmissible on any theory, even though not urged in the objections.”

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Judges: Moore, Le-Grand, Rees, Reynoldson, Mason

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