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WILSON v. PIPER AIRCRAFT CORP.

579 P.2d 1287 (1978)

282 Or. 411

Donna WILSON, Personal Representative of the Estate of Douglas L. Wilson, Deceased, for the Benefit of Donna Wilson, Surviving Wife of the Deceased, William Lawton Wilson and Pamela Elizabeth Wilson, Dependent Children of the Deceased, Respondent, v. PIPER AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Appellant. Beverly MacDonald, Personal Representative of the Estate of Arbie D. MacDonald, Deceased, for the Benefit of Beverly MacDonald, Surviving Wife of the Deceased, Joan MacDonald and Sheryl MacDonald, Dependent Children of the Deceased, Respondent, v. Piper Aircraft Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, In Banc.

Decided May 23, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin Schedler, David W. Harper, Robert B. Hopkins and Keane, Harper, Pearlman & Copeland, Portland, for petition.

Grant T. Anderson, William B. Crow and Miller, Anderson, Nash, Yerke & Weiner, Portland, contra.

On Respondents' Petition for Rehearing May 5, 1978.

HOLMAN, Justice.

In our original opinion in this products liability case we held that a prima facie case of design defect must include evidence which would permit a finding that a safer design would have been practicable. We pointed out that we had not found any cases in which this aspect of plaintiffs' prima facie case had been carefully considered. Plaintiffs' petition for rehearing brings to our attention...

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