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Products Liability Keyed Owen, 8th Ed.
Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp.
Citation:
501 P.2d 1153 (1972)Facts
On October 3, 1966, plaintiff William Cronin, a route salesman for Gravem-Inglis Bakery, was driving a bread delivery truck when he collided with a pickup truck that made a sudden left turn. The impact forced Cronin’s truck off the road and into a ditch. During the collision, an aluminum safety hasp located behind the driver’s seat broke, allowing loaded bread trays to move forward and strike Cronin in the back, propelling him through the windshield. The truck, a one-ton Chevrolet stepvan with built-in bread racks, had been sold to Gravem in 1957 by Chase Chevrolet Company, which had purchased it from defendant Olson. Plaintiff’s expert testified that the hasp broke because it was extremely porous and contained holes, voids, and cracks that significantly reduced its strength, making it unable to withstand reasonable forces.
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