LAMON v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP.

No. 45619.

91 Wn.2d 345 (1979)

588 P.2d 1346

VICKI L. LAMON, Respondent, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 4, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller, by G. Val Tollefson, for appellant.

Richards, Rossano & Cornell, by Jerry Schumm, for respondent.

A.R. Hart on behalf of Washington Association of Defense Counsel, amicus curiae.


HAMILTON, J.

This is a products liability case in which Vicki L. Lamon, plaintiff (respondent), sought to recover for injuries received when she fell through an open escape hatch while in the course of her preflight duties as an airline stewardess. Plaintiff alleged in her complaint against McDonnell Douglas Corporation, defendant (appellant), that the subject airplane was defectively designed and manufactured and that defendant negligently failed to properly warn...

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