Logan v. Montgomery Ward & Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that in products liability case the plaintiffs evidence must eliminate the liability of some other party
• noting that the evidence did not eliminate the possibility that the blame could have attached to some party other than the manufacturer such as the installer
• explaining that, in product liability actions involving negligence and warranty claims, Virginia law requires plaintiff to show that defendant’s breach of duty to plaintiff was proximate cause of plaintiffs injuries
• plaintiff injured in explosion of gas stove; evidence insufficient to establish either negligence or breach of warranty
• under negligence or warranty claim, plaintiff must prove essential elements of his case
• suit against supplier of gas stove that exploded could not rely on the res ipsa doctrine because the suit ignored the potential negligence of the installer, purchaser, or some unknown party

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).