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SEAY v. CHRYSLER CORPORATION

No. 45005.

93 Wn.2d 319 (1980)

609 P.2d 1382

ELWOOD SEAY, Appellant, v. THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Richard Manning and Paul Culotta (Richard P. Wait, of counsel), for appellant.

John G. Bergmann (of Elvidge, Veblen, Tewell, Bergmann & Thorpe), for respondent.

Stephen P. Larson on behalf of Washington Association of Defense Counsel and Daniel F. Sullivan and Sanford Kinzer on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, amici curiae.

DOLLIVER, J.

This case involves a claim of strict products liability and a defense of contributory negligence. The plaintiff was employed by the Convoy Company in Spokane. He was injured while loading a Dodge truck chassis onto a convoy trailer for eventual delivery to a motor home manufacturer.

The truck chassis (manufactured by defendant Chrysler Corporation) consisted of a frame, engine, wheels, and temporarily attached accelerator, steering, brake and...

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