· 10/11/1978
Gonzales v. Caterpillar Tractor Company
Citations
- 571 S.W.2d 867
- 22 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 23
- 1978 Tex. LEXIS 401
How courts have described this case
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- concluding there was fact issue in negligence claim against product manufacturer
- concluding there was fact issue as to existence of design defect
- providing that to recover on a negligence claim arising out of 6 a product defect, the plaintiff must prove: (1) the defendant failed to exercise ordinary care in the design, manufacturing, or marketing of the product; and (2
- \Strict liability looks at the product itself and determines if it is defective. Negligence looks at the acts of the manufacturer and determines if it exercised ordinary care in design and production\
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Judges: Steakley
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