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· 4/14/1981

Perkins v. Trailco Manufacturing &Sales Co.

Citations

  • 613 S.W.2d 855
  • 1981 Ky. LEXIS 231

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 malfunction in a new product constitutes circumstantial evidence of the existence of a defect
  • holding that product’s malfunction while still new was circumstantial evidence of a defect
  • reversing a dismissal and noting that circumstantial evidence was enough to prove a defect where a new tractor trailer collapsed while it was being properly used
  • reversing a dismissal and noting that circumstantial evidence was enough to prove a defect where a new tractor trailer collapsed while it was being properly used

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Judges: Sternberg

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