Smith v. Smith

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that “the plaintiff’s or the defendant’s negligence is irrelevant and contributory negligence is not a defense in strict liability”
• holding that, due to the unique nature of strict liability and breach of warranty actions where the conduct of the manufacturer is irrelevant in determining liability, it would be “inconsistent to hold that the user’s negligence is material when the seller’s is not”
• adopting § 402A in toto, nothing that plaintiff must prove that the defective product is unreasonably dangerous
• under § 402A, burden on plaintiff to prove \a defect which is unreasonably dangerous\
• principal purpose behind strict products liability is to protect public
• recognition of assumption of the risk and misuse as defenses

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• George BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Y & O PRESS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 1985-08-16· cited 227×
• Coney v. J. L. G. Industries, Inc.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1983-09-30· cited 207×
• Shipler v. General Motors Corp.
  Nebraska Court of Appeals· 2006-03-10· cited 163×
• Correia v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-09· cited 135×
• Freund v. Cellofilm Properties, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1981-07-30· cited 120×
• Lippard v. Houdaille Industries, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1986-08-01· cited 96×
• Kimco Development Corp. v. Michael D'S Carpet Outlets & Laramie Corp.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-01-14· cited 74×
• Bowling v. Heil Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1987-07-15· cited 64×
• Nelson v. Nelson Cattle Co.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1994-03-30· cited 63×
• Mauch v. Manufacturers Sales & Service, Inc.
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1984-02-02· cited 60×
• Jahnig v. Coisman
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1979-09-26· cited 60×
• Kaneko v. Hilo Coast Processing
  Hawaii Supreme Court· 1982-11-10· cited 57×
• King v. Kayak Manufacturing Corp.
  West Virginia Supreme Court· 1989-11-09· cited 52×
• Austin v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.
  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine· 1984-01-17· cited 46×
• Peterson v. Safway Steel Scaffolds Co. of South Dakota
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1987-02-18· cited 44×
• Day v. General Motors Corp.
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1984-02-02· cited 37×
• Vannoy v. Uniroyal Tire Co.
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1986-09-10· cited 36×
• Berg v. Sukup Manufacturing Co.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1984-10-03· cited 33×
• Whitehead v. Toyota Motor Corp.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1995-05-01· cited 33×
• McElhaney v. Eli Lilly & Co.
  D. South Dakota· 1983-05-16· cited 31×

Cites

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

• West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1976-07-21· cited 382×
• Daly v. General Motors Corp.
  California Supreme Court· 1978-03-16· cited 347×
• Kirkland v. General Motors Corporation
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1974-04-23· cited 340×
• Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing Company
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1969-09-08· cited 263×
• General Motors Corp. v. Hopkins
  Texas Supreme Court· 1977-02-23· cited 180×
• Shaffer v. Honeywell, Inc.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1976-12-31· cited 170×
• Burbage v. Boiler Engineering & Supply Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1969-01-24· cited 121×
• OS Stapley Company v. Miller
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1968-11-20· cited 118×
• Henderson v. Ford Motor Company
  Texas Supreme Court· 1974-11-20· cited 112×
• Hawkins Construction Co. v. Matthews Co., Inc.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1973-07-27· cited 109×
• Luque v. McLean
  California Supreme Court· 1972-10-17· cited 104×
• Busch v. Busch Construction, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Minnesota· 1977-12-09· cited 101×
• Engberg v. Ford Motor Company
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1973-03-08· cited 95×
• Cyr v. B. Offen & Co.
  First Circuit· 1974-07-18· cited 89×
• Ferraro v. Ford Motor Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1966-11-15· cited 84×
• Sterling Jackson v. Coast Paint and Lacquer Company, a Corporation, and Reliance Universal Incorporated, a Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1974-07-01· cited 76×
• Butaud v. Suburban Marine & Sporting Goods, Inc.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1976-10-11· cited 74×
• Pan-Alaska Fisheries, Inc. v. Marine Construction & Design Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 1977-12-13· cited 74×
• Rindlisbaker v. Wilson
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1974-02-11· cited 73×
• Good v. AB Chance Co.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1977-03-03· cited 62×