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LIEDTKE v. PACCAR, INC.

No. A7712 17711; CA 12743.

605 P.2d 1377 (1980)

44 Or.App. 461

John D. LIEDTKE, Appellant, v. PACCAR, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Respondent, Roberts Motor Company, an Oregon Corporation, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided February 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Friedman, Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Black, Kendall, Tremaine, Boothe & Higgins, Portland.

E. Richard Bodyfelt, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Peter R. Chamberlain and Bodyfelt & Mount, Portland.

Before JOSEPH, P.J., and LEE and RICHARDSON, JJ.

JOSEPH, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, a truck driver for Safeway, appeals from a directed verdict in favor of defendant, the manufacturer of a truck tractor from which plaintiff fell because of its allegedly unreasonably dangerous defective condition. We reverse and remand.

The issue is whether there was sufficient evidence so that a jury could find the vehicle to be unreasonably dangerous because the fuel tank on...

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