BLACK & DECKER (U.S.) v. ESSEX GROUP

No. 19032.

775 P.2d 698 (1989)

BLACK & DECKER (U.S.), INC., Appellant, v. ESSEX GROUP, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

June 22, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hibbs, Roberts, Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg, Reno, for appellant.

Rawlings, Olson & Cannon, Las Vegas, for respondent.


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

A jury found both appellant Black & Decker (U.S.), Inc. and respondent Essex Group, Inc. liable under a strict products liability theory for personal injuries suffered by Willard Larson when he attempted to plug in an electric drill manufactured by Black & Decker. Essex manufactured and supplied a defective plug which Black & Decker incorporated into the drill during the assembly process. The jury's verdict apportioned seventy...

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