Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing Company

How courts have described this case

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

• “Whether the words ‘strict liability’ or ‘implied warranty’ or both combined are used, the difference in Missouri would not be one of substance since our courts are clearly recognizing the tort nature of the liability imposed.”
• “The purpose of such [strict] liability is to insure that the costs of injuries resulting from defective products are borne by the manufacturers (and sellers) that put such products on the market rather than by the injured persons who are powerless to protect themselves.”
• defect in the manufacturing process

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).