DUNKLE v. WEST PENN POWER CO.


400 Pa.Super. 334 (1990)

583 A.2d 814

Dorothy DUNKLE, Administratrix of the Estate of Jack H. Rizor, deceased, and Dorothy Dunkle, in her own right, and Howard Rice, an individual, Appellants, v. WEST PENN POWER COMPANY, a corporation, and Robert Charles Paxton, Jr. v. RADIO SHACK, a DIVISION OF TANDY CORP., and/or Tandy Corporation, t/d/b/a Radio Shack.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 4, 1990.

Reargument Denied January 14, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Tershel, Assistant Public Defender, Washington, for appellants.

Ingrid S.M. Lundberg, Pittsburgh, for Radio Shack, appellee.

Before ROWLEY, WIEAND and HUDOCK, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

The issue in this appeal is whether subsequently adopted Consumer Product Safety Commission standards, which contain no retroactive effect and no recall provisions, are relevant to show a failure to give adequate warnings at the time when a product was manufactured and sold. The trial court held that later adopted safety standards were irrelevant and excluded such evidence, and the jury found specifically that the television antenna sold by Tandy Corporation...

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