Haysom v. Coleman Lantern Co.

How courts have described this case

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• \Washington has for many years recognized the common-law negligence principle that a manufacturer is under a duty to warn consumers of hazards associated with the use of potentially dangerous products.\
• upholding trial court's finding that a factual question was presented as to whether defendant manufacturer of a stove was strictly liable for alleged inadequate warnings of dangers incident to use of stove
• “Washington has for many years recognized the common-law negligence principle that a manufacturer is under a duty to warn consumers of hazards associated with the use of potentially dangerous products.”
• Washington has adopted § 402A, under which a manufacturer may “incur liability for failure to adequately warn of dangerous propensities of a product which it places in the stream of commerce”
• upholding trial court’s finding that a factual question was presented as to whether defendant manufacturer of a stove was strictly liable for alleged inadequate warnings of dangers incident to use of stove
• \A subsequent change in instructions may be implemented to improve a product for reasons other than to cure a serious defect.\

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