LITTLE v. PPG INDUSTRIES

No. 45629.

92 Wn.2d 118 (1979)

594 P.2d 911

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

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred T. Smart, Patrick J. Clarke, John F. Biehl, and Lee, Smart, Cook, Biehl & Martin, P.S., Inc., for petitioner.

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


ROSELLINI, J.

This wrongful death action was brought by the widow of an employee of Bethlehem Steel Company who died while allegedly using a cleaning solvent manufactured by the defendant. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The Court of Appeals, Division Two, ordered a new trial, and we granted a petition for review of its decision.

The facts of the case are set forth in the opinion in

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