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· 5/19/1995

Dunn v. Kanawha County Board of Education

Citations

  • 459 S.E.2d 151
  • 194 W. Va. 40
  • 1995 W. Va. LEXIS 88

How courts have described this case

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

  • “stating an innocent seller can be subject to liability that is entirely derivative simply by virtue of being present in the chain of distribution of the defective product”
  • The right to seek implied indemnity belongs only to a party who is without fault.
  • “Strict liability in tort relieves the plaintiff from proving the manufacturer was negligent, and instead permits proof of the defective condition of the product as the basis for liability.”
  • “Product liability law in this State permits a plaintiff to recover where the plaintiff can prove a product was defective when it left the manufacturer and the defective product was the proximate cause of the plaintiffs injuries.”
  • \Product liability law in this State permits a plaintiff to recover where the plaintiff can prove a product was defective when it left the manufacturer and the defective product was the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries.\ (citation omitted)
  • elements of product liability claim are: 1

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Judges: Brotherton, Fox

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