SCHELLER v. WILSON CERTIFIED FOODS, INC.

No. 1 CA-CIV 2706.

114 Ariz. 159 (1976)

559 P.2d 1074

Karl-Heinz SCHELLER, Administrator of the Estate of Gertraud Scheller, Deceased, and Karl-Heinz Scheller, Individually, Appellant, v. WILSON CERTIFIED FOODS, INC., an Arizona Corporation, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department C.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1977.

Review Denied February 1, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cunningham, Goodson & Tiffany, Ltd. by James P. Cunningham, Phoenix, for appellant.

O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Westover, Killingsworth & Beshears by Richard J. Woods, Steven D. Smith, Phoenix, for appellee.


OPINION

HAIRE, Chief Judge.

This case presents an issue of first impression in Arizona: whether the doctrine of strict liability should be applied against a defendant wholesale meat packer who sells fresh raw pork containing trichina larvae.

The case was dismissed before trial on defendant's motion for summary judgment, and for the purpose of deciding the correctness of the trial court's decision on that...

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