CALDWELL v. YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD.

No. 5586.

648 P.2d 519 (1982)

Craig CALDWELL, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. YAMAHA MOTOR CO., LTD. of Japan, Yamaha International Corporation, and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., Appellees (Defendants).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

July 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence A. Yonkee and Michael K. Davis, Redle, Yonkee & Arney, Sheridan, for appellant.

Jeffrey J. Gonda and Dan B. Riggs, Lonabaugh & Riggs, Sheridan, for appellees.

Sharon A. Fitzgerald, Cheyenne, for amicus curiae Wyoming Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae Committee.

Before ROSE, C.J., RAPER, THOMAS and ROONEY, JJ., and TAYLOR, D.J.


ROSE, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff-appellant Craig Caldwell brought suit against Yamaha International Corporation, motorcycle dealer Harold F. Jensen d/b/a City Cycle Center, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. of Japan, and Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., for injuries he received as a result of what he alleges to have been a design defect in a motorcycle manufactured and marketed by the defendants. He assigned liability on theories of breach of implied warranty, negligence and...

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