CHELLMAN v. SAAB-SCANIA AB

No. 92-429.

138 N.H. 73 (1993)

JERILDINE AND CHESTER E. CHELLMAN, III v. SAAB-SCANIA AB, SAAB CAR DIVISION & a.

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

December 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela D. Albee, of Ossipee, and McLane, Graf Raulerson & Middleton, P.A., of Manchester (Arthur G. Greene & a. on the brief and Mr. Greene orally), for the plaintiffs.

Brown, Olson & Wilson, P.C., of Concord (Howard B. Myers and Bryan K. Gould on the brief and Mr. Myers orally), for defendants Saab-Scania AB and Saab-Scania of America, Inc.

Wadleigh, Starr, Peters, Dunn & Chiesa, of Manchester (James C. Wheat on the brief and Ronald J. Lajoie orally), for defendant Klippan Automotive Products, AB.


BROCK, C.J.

The plaintiffs, Jerildine and Chester E. Chellman, III, appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the defendants in a products liability case and from the Superior Court's (Mohl, J.) denial of their motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. On appeal, the plaintiffs allege errors by the trial court in instructing the jury on the law of strict products liability and warranty. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

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