· 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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