BAUMGARDNER v. AMERICAN MOTORS

No. 42985.

83 Wn.2d 751 (1974)

522 P.2d 829

KENNETH BAUMGARDNER, Individually and as Administrator, Appellant, v. AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 23, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Sullivan & Associates, Daniel F. Sullivan, Peters & Tracy, and R.L. Peters, for appellant.

Harold E. Winther (of Combs & Small), for respondents.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

Here we meet for the first time the question of whether the manufacturer of an automobile involved in a collision is liable for injuries caused or enhanced because of a defect in design or manufacture, even though the defect did not cause or contribute to the collision itself. The issue has been characterized as that of the "enhanced injury" or "second accident".

Plaintiff husband, individually and in his representative capacity for his deceased...

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