A product is defective in manufacture or construction if, when it left the control of its manufacturer, it deviated in a material way from the design specifications, formula, or performance standards of the manufacturer, or from otherwise identical units manufactured to the same design specifications, formula, or performance standards. A product may be defective in manufacture or construction as described in this section even though its manufacturer exercised all possible care in its manufacture or construction.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2307.74
Product defective in manufacture or construction
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Martin v. Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. (1997)
Most recently applied in Casey v. Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America, Inc. (October 2014)
Effective: January 5, 1988; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 117th General Assembly
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Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.