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· 4/15/1889

City of Kansas v. Baird

Citations

  • 98 Mo. 215

How courts have described this case

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

  • ruling that plaintiffs presented trialworthy claim even though their \expert failed to offer any testimony regarding ... how his proposed alternative design would prevent the type of injuries suffered\
  • rejecting alternative design requirement in Restatement (Third) of Torts: Products Liability § 2(b)
  • requiring proof that the product's defective \condition caused injury to the user\
  • allowing jury to make risk/benefit determination despite limitations in expert testimony
  • \plaintiffs presented sufficient evidence that the [product] was unreasonably dangerous pursuant to the risk-utility balancing test\
  • \proof of an alternative design is ... neither a controlling factor nor an essential element\

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Judges: Black, Other, Sherwood

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