Opinion

Frey v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.

  • 258 N.W.2d 782
  • 1977 Minn. LEXIS 1391
Court
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Filed
Sep 28, 1977
Status
Published
Author
Todd
On the bench
MacLaughlin, Kelly, Todd, Yetka, Peterson, MacLaugh-lin, Scott
Cited by
49 cases

stating the rule that, where a manufacturer has “actual or constructive knowledge of danger to users, the . . . the manufacturer has a duty to warn of such dangers.”

How later courts described this case

  • stating the rule that, where a manufacturer has “actual or constructive knowledge of danger to users, the . . . the manufacturer has a duty to warn of such dangers.”
  • failure to warn that a space heater should not be used in house traders or in other poorly insulated and tightly enclosed spaces
  • “The duty to warn has been described as two duties: (1) The duty to give adequate instructions for safe use; and (2) the duty to warn of dangers inherent in improper usage.”
  • affirming a directed verdict of negligent failure to warn on use of a space heater

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

TODD, Justice

(concurring specially).

I join in the concurring opinion of Mr. Justice Kelly.

This is a copy of a public record, reproduced as it was published. It is not legal advice, and it may not be the version a court would rely on. Check the official source before you cite it.

A word about cookies

We need a few to keep you signed in and the library working. The rest help us see which pages people use and where they get stuck. They stay off unless you say yes.