Mather v. Caterpillar Tractor Corporation

How courts have described this case

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

• “In both instances [negligence and strict liability] appellant had to prove that the [product] was in a defective condition and unreasonably dangerous.”
• a design defect arises when the designer has failed to use reasonable care in designing its product, rendering such product unsafe for intended uses
• “Under the negligence theory a ‘design defect’ arises when the manufacturer has failed to use reasonable care to design its products so as to make it safe for intended uses.”
• \The difference between the two theories of liability in a defective design case is that under strict liability the manufacturer can be held liable despite its best efforts to make or design a safe product.\
• “Under the negligence theory a ‘design defect’ arises when the manufacturer has 1 failed to use reasonable care to design its products so as to make it safe for intended uses.”
• “The difference between the two theories of liability in a defective design case is that under strict liability the manufacturer can be held liable despite its best efforts to make or design a safe product.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).