· 4/28/1988
Dougherty ex rel. Dougherty v. Bowen
Citations
- 685 F. Supp. 104
- 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4956
- 1988 WL 52520
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- plaintiff alleged that riding mower was defectively designed as a result of, inter alia, absence of deadman's switch which would stop mower when operator left the seat
- reversible error to instruct jury that liability attaches only if defect “unreasonably dangerous”
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Judges: Caldwell
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