Slate v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• judgment reversed where \we do not know whether the verdicts were based on the improper instruction\
• new trial necessary where the court “cannot ascertain on which theory the jury relied”
• where at least one alleged theory of liability is insufficient due to legal error, if “we cannot ascertain on which theory the jury relied, the verdict. . . cannot stand”
• where injured employee’s co-worker designed the malfunctioning machine and selected solution to remedy repairer’s mistake in making repair, repairer could rely on the expertise of the designer rather than having duty to warn of possible malfunction caused by designer’s remedy
• insufficient evidence on one claim

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).