LITTLE v. PPG INDUSTRIES

No. 3055-2.

19 Wn. App. 812 (1978)

579 P.2d 940

DARLENE LITTLE, as Administratrix, Appellant, v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

April 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert V. Brown, Lawrence B. Linville, and Clinton, Fleck, Glein & Brown, for appellant.

Fred T. Smart, Patrick J. Clarke, John F. Biehl, and Lee, Smart, Cook, Dunlap & Biehl, for respondent.


PEARSON, C.J.

Darlene Little appeals from a jury's defense verdict in her wrongful death action based on her husband's death while allegedly using a chemical product manufactured by PPG Industries, Inc. The major issue is whether the trial court was obligated to instruct the jury on plaintiff's theory of strict liability due to the inadequacy of the warning on the label of PPG's product. We order a new trial.

Mrs. Little's husband, Robert, was a millwright...

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