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MILLER v. TODD

No. 49S02-9003-CV-226.

551 N.E.2d 1139 (1990)

Carolyn S. MILLER, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. William H. TODD, U.S. Suzuki Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd., Appellees (Defendant below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Townsend, Jr., Townsend, Hovde & Montross, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Robert J. Palmer, Arthur A. May, May, Oberfell & Lorber, South Bend, for appellees.

ON CIVIL PETITION TO TRANSFER

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The question is whether a manufacturer may be liable for the enhancement of injuries sustained while using a product even though the cause of the accident was not the product itself. We hold that an action can lie for such damages.

Carolyn Miller was injured in a motorcycle accident in August 1982. She was a passenger on a Suzuki motorcycle owned and operated by William Todd. The motorcycle skidded...

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