PERKINS v. FIT-WELL ARTIFICIAL LIMB CO.

No. 13089.

514 P.2d 811 (1973)

30 Utah 2d 151

Lyla PERKINS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FIT-WELL ARTIFICIAL LIMB CO. et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

October 4, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Earl Greenwood, Jr., Anthony M. Thurber, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

H. Wayne Wadsworth, Salt Lake City, for Fit-Well Artificial Limb.

Ray R. Christensen, Salt Lake City, for New York Wire Co.


ELLETT, Justice:

The plaintiff, appellant herein, appeals from a judgment based on an adverse jury verdict.

The assignments of error may be grouped under two headings, viz.:

1. The refusal of the trial court to submit the case to the jury under a theory of strict liability in tort, and

2. The curtailment of the examination of plaintiff's expert witness.

The plaintiff, a victim of polio, requires crutches to assist her in walking. She...

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