SELEY v. G. D. SEARLE & CO.

Nos. 80-336 and 80-360.

67 Ohio St. 2d 192 (1981)

SELEY ET AL., APPELLEES AND APPELLANTS, v. G. D. SEARLE & CO. ET AL., APPELLANTS AND APPELLEES. (TWO CASES.)

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 15, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. Dinsmore, Shohl, Coates & Deupree, Mr. Smith H. Tyler, Jr., and Ms. Jane M. Grote, for Seley et al.

Messrs. Bieser, Greer & Landis, Mr. David C. Greer, Messrs, Sidley & Austin and Mr. William P. Richmond, for G. D. Searle & Co., et al.

Messrs. French, Marks, Short, Weiner & Valleau, Mr. Roy W. Short and Mr. Edward S. Lee, for Francis J. Froehlich, M.D., et al.,


SWEENEY, J.

Case No. 80-336.

We turn first to the issues dealing with the alleged liability of Searle, Ovulen's manufacturer and distributor. In Temple v. Wean United, Inc. (1977), 50 Ohio St.2d 317, this court adopted Section 402 A of the Restatement of Torts 2d dealing with the theory of strict product liability. The first two paragraphs of the syllabus to that case state, in language substantially...

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