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Strict Liability Come Of Age In Ohio: Almost, Stephen J. Werber
Strict Liability Come Of Age In Ohio: Almost, Stephen J. Werber
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In June 1977 the Ohio Supreme Court decided Temple v. Wean United, Inc., and adopted the doctrine of strict liability for product liability litigation, thereby following a national trend. Earlier decisions had discussed a theory similar to strictly liability and had engendered considerable confusion as to the substantive theory supporting possibly recovery. Temple apparently ended the confusion.