Halsey v. A.B. Chance Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Vaughan v. First National Bank of Shamrock · McDonald v. New Mexico · 335 So. 2d 128 - Casrell v. Altec Industries, Inc. · MacKintosh Co. v. Wells · 546 So. 2d 371 - Central Alabama Elec. Co-Op. v. Tapley
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“An essential element of an AEMLD claim is proof that the product reached the consumer without substantial change in the condition in which it was sold. Clarke Indus., Inc. v. Home Indemn. Co., 591 So.2d 458, 462 (Ala.1991); see also Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. Ford, 406 So.2d 854 (Ala.1981). However, the mere fact that a product has been altered or modified does not necessarily relieve the manufacturer or seller of liability. Johnson v. Niagara Machine & Tool Works, 555 So.2d 88, 91 (Ala.1989). A manufacturer or seller remains liable if the alteration or modification did not in fact cause the injury, Johnson, 555 So.2d at 91 [internal quotations and citations omitted], or if the alteration or modification was reasonably foreseeable to the manufacturer or seller. Clarke Indus., 591 So.2d at 462 ; Beloit Corp. v. Harrell, 339 So.2d 992 (Ala.1976).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(1) he suffered injury or damages to himself or his property by one who sells a product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to the plaintiff as the ultimate user or consumer, if (a) the seller is engaged in the business of selling such a product, and (b) it is expected to and does reach the user or consumer without substantial change in the condition in which it- is sold.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[w]hen asserting misuse as a defense under [the] AEMLD, the defendant must establish that the plaintiff used the product in some manner different from that intended by the manufacturer. Stated differently, the plaintiff's misuse of the product must not have been `reasonably foreseeable by the seller or manufacturer.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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