(Download) "Pagnotta V. Beall Trailers Of Oregon" by Washington Court of Appeals # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Pagnotta V. Beall Trailers Of Oregon
- Author : Washington Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 25, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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By summary judgment, the trial court dismissed Austin Pagnotta's negligence and product liability complaint against Beall Trailers and Beall's third-party complaint against Reyco Industries, a component part supplier of a trailer sold to Mr. Pagnotta's employer.*fn1 The trial court decided Mr. Pagnotta's experts were incompetent to rebut expert testimony favoring Beall and Reyco. We reverse because (1) Mr. Pagnotta's experts were competent to testify to the extent of their expertise, and (2) expert testimony is not required in a design defect products liability case to establish a defect under a consumer expectation standard.