LENHARDT v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 49590-4.

102 Wn.2d 208 (1984)

683 P.2d 1097

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT IN MELVIN E. LENHARDT, ET AL, Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 5, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, P.S., by James M. Lindsey, Jr., and Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, by Richard A. Bowman and Hildy Bowbeer, for appellant.

William J. McDowell and Nathan G. Richardson, Jr., for appellees.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

The question in this case was certified to us, pursuant to RCW 2.60, by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The question certified is:

Under the products liability law of the State of Washington governing an action arising from injuries incurred on January 8, 1979, are the design and performance characteristics of products similar to the allegedly defective product manufactured by other makers appropriate factors to be considered in determining...

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