CONNOR v. SKAGIT CORPORATION

No. 48502-0.

99 Wn.2d 709 (1983)

664 P.2d 1208

BARRY CONNOR, ET AL, Petitioners, v. SKAGIT CORPORATION, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Crane, Stamper, Boese & Dunham, by Douglas S. Dunham, for petitioners.

Philip A. Talmadge and Robert P. Piper (of Karr, Tuttle, Koch, Campbell, Mawer & Morrow), for respondents.


PEARSON, J.

Plaintiff appeals a Court of Appeals decision affirming a jury verdict for defendants in a products liability action. The most substantial issue presented is whether in a strict products liability action based on a design defect the plaintiff has the burden of proving the existence of a feasible and safer alternative product design. We hold that, where the plaintiff has based his allegation of design defect solely upon the possibility of alternative designs...

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