Ostendorf v. Clark Equipment 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 a plaintiff may bring a defective design claim under a theory of negligence or strict liability and both theories are premised on the argument the product is unreasonably dangerous
• “[U]nder either theory, it is the legal duty of a manufacturer to use reasonable care to protect against foreseeable dangers.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Grand Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles v. Carneyhan
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2005-08-25· cited 103×
• Jenkins Ex Rel. Branum v. Best
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2007-09-28· cited 50×
• Dalton v. Animas Corp.
  W.D. Kentucky· 2012-12-21· cited 50×
• Morgan v. Scott
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2009-05-21· cited 44×
• Connie Thacker v. Ethicon, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 2022-08-26· cited 31×
• Prather v. Abbot Laboratories
  W.D. Kentucky· 2013-04-02· cited 31×
• Ford Motor Co. v. Reese
  Court of Appeals of Georgia· 2009-09-16· cited 25×
• Waltenburg v. St. Jude Medical, Inc.
  W.D. Kentucky· 2014-07-21· cited 24×
• Burgett v. Troy-Bilt LLC
  E.D. Kentucky· 2013-09-09· cited 19×
• Jackson v. E-Z-Go Div. of Textron, Inc.
  W.D. Kentucky· 2018-07-23· cited 18×
• Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Roberson
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2006-11-22· cited 13×
• Estate of DeMoss ex rel. DeMoss v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  W.D. Kentucky· 2017-02-10· cited 10×
• McCarty v. Covol Fuels No. 2, LLC
  W.D. Kentucky· 2013-10-16· cited 8×
• Moyer v. United Dominion Industries, Inc.
  Third Circuit· 2007-01-09· cited 7×
• Peters v. Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority, Combustion Engineering, Inc.
  Superior Court of The Virgin Islands· 2013-01-08· cited 6×
• Maggard v. Conagra Foods, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2005-02-11· cited 2×
• Poulter v. Cottrell, Inc.
  N.D. Illinois· 2014-06-24· cited 2×
• Breedlove v. Smith Custom Homes, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 2017-09-22· cited 1×
• Terry v. Irish Fleet, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Virginia· 2018-09-27
• Beadell v. Eros Mgt. Realty LLC
  New York Court of Appeals· 2026-02-19

Cites

23 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Steelvest, Inc. v. Scansteel Service Center, Inc.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1991-04-16· cited 1,300×
• Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1985-02-11· cited 233×
• Mullins v. Commonwealth Life Insurance Co.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1992-09-03· cited 151×
• Tabieros v. Clark Equipment Co.
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1997-09-15· cited 141×
• Chrysler Corp. v. Batten
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 1994-12-05· cited 121×
• Bell Helicopter Co. v. Bradshaw
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1979-12-28· cited 87×
• Readenour v. Marion Power Shovel
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1986-05-12· cited 79×
• Jones v. Hutchinson Manufacturing, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1973-09-07· cited 77×
• Nichols Ex Rel. Nichols v. Union Underwear Co.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1980-06-24· cited 75×
• Gregory v. Cincinnati Inc.
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1995-08-15· cited 74×
• Patton v. Hutchinson Wil-Rich Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1993-10-29· cited 68×
• Hernandez v. Badger Construction Equipment Co.
  California Court of Appeal· 1994-10-13· cited 63×
• Modelski v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1999-01-28· cited 62×
• Williams v. Fulmer
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1985-06-13· cited 61×
• Ulrich v. Kasco Abrasives Co.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 1976-01-23· cited 54×
• Braniff Airways, Inc., Phillip Addabbo, and Morton D. Stein, as of the Estate of Maurice Berg, Deceased v. Curtiss-Wright Corporation
  Second Circuit· 1969-05-19· cited 47×
• Ruth M. Noel and William H. Frantz, Executors of the Estate of Marshal L. Noel, Deceased, in No. 14727 v. United Aircraft Corporation, in No. 14730
  Third Circuit· 1965-02-15· cited 41×
• Morrison v. Kubota Tractor Corp.
  Missouri Court of Appeals· 1994-12-27· cited 32×
• Estep v. B.F. Saul Real Estate Investment Trust
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1992-12-11· cited 29×
• Louisville Cooperage Co. v. Lawrence
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1950-05-19· cited 23×