· 6/29/1979
Shawver v. Roberts Corp.
Citations
- 280 N.W.2d 226
- 90 Wis. 2d 672
- 1979 Wisc. LEXIS 2104
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \One who markets an unreasonably dangerous product is not entitled to expect that others will make it safe.\
- \One who markets an unreasonably dangerous product is not entitled to expect that others will make it safe.\
- the credibility of witnesses and the weight given to their testimony are matters left to the jury's judgment
- “strict liability in tort focuses, not on the failure to exercise ordinary care, but on whether the seller has marketed a dangerously defective product”
- duty to design reasonably safe product may not be delegated to purchaser or consumer
- belt installed on a conveyor was \subject to further processing\
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Judges: Day
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