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REED v. PENNWALT CORP.

No. 46174.

93 Wn.2d 5 (1979)

604 P.2d 164

VALENTINO REED, Petitioner, v. PENNWALT CORPORATION, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 27, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Critchlow, Williams, Ryals & Schuster and Eugene G. Schuster, for petitioner.

Leavy, Taber, Crane Bergdahl, and Andrew C. Bohrnsen, for respondent.

Kathy A. Cochran and Steven M. Appelo on behalf of Washington Association of Defense Counsel and Daniel F. Sullivan, Ronald Bland, Frank Stubbs, and Donovan Flora on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, amici curiae.

PER CURIAM:

This case involves a products liability action against Pennwalt Corp., a chemical manufacturer that supplied caustic soda to plaintiff Reed's employer, a potato processor. Ms. Reed claims her skin injuries were caused by defendant's product, the dangers of which she was allegedly inadequately warned. A Franklin County Superior Court jury returned a verdict for the defendant which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals, Division Three. Reed v. Pennwalt...

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