Karst v. Shur-Co.

Richard and Susan Karst sued Shur Company and Wilson Trailer Company alleging defective design and improper warnings related to Shur’s electric-tarp system that Wilson Trailer included on a grain trailer it sold to Richard. The trial court granted summary judgment to Defendants on the Karsts’ failure-to-warn claims and granted summary judgment to Wilson on the Karsts’ negligent-defective-design claim. After a jury trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Defendants on the Karsts’ remaining claims. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the circuit court did not err in (1) instructing the jury on strict liability; (2) granting summary judgment on the Karsts’ improper-warnings claims; and (3) refusing to admit evidence of the warnings that were provided. View "Karst v. Shur-Co." on Justia Law