Mrs. Ritter, a widow, recently purchased a new uncrated electric range for her kitchen from Local Retailer. The range has a wide oven with a large oven door. The crate in which Stove Company, the manufacturer, shipped the range to Local Retailer carried a label with a warning that the stove would tip over with a weight of 25 pounds or more on the oven door. Mrs. Ritter has one child Brenda, age three. Recently, at about 5:30 p.m., Brenda was playing on the floor of the kitchen while Mrs. Ritter was heating water in a pan on the stove. The telephone rang and Mrs. Ritter went into the living room to answer it. While she was gone, Brenda decided to find out what was cooking. She opened the oven door and climbed on it to see what was in the pan. Brenda's weight (25 pounds) on the door caused the stove to tip over forward. Brenda fell to the floor and the hot water spilled over her, burning her severely. Brenda screamed. Mrs. Ritter ran to the kitchen and immediately gave her first aid treatment for burns. Brenda thereafter received medical treatment. Brenda's burns were painful. They have now healed and do not bother her, but she has ugly scars on her legs and back. Brenda's claim is asserted on her behalf by the proper party."If Brenda asserts a claim based on strict liability against Stove Company, she must establish that
the defendant negligently designed the stove. stoves made by other manufacturers do not turn over with a 25-pound weight on the oven door. 68 the defendant failed to warn the Ritters that the stove would turn over easily. the stove was defective and unreasonably dangerous to her
Question: Mrs. Ritter, a widow, recently purchased a new uncrated electric range for her kitchen from Local Retailer. The range has a wide oven with a large oven door. The crate in which Stove Company, the manufacturer, shipped the range to Local Retailer carried a label with a warning that the stove would tip over with a weight of 25 pounds or more on the oven door. Mrs. Ritter has one child Brenda, age three. Recently, at about 5:30 p.m., Brenda was playing on the floor of the kitchen while Mrs. Ritter was heating water in a pan on the stove. The telephone rang and Mrs. Ritter went into the living room to answer it. While she was gone, Brenda decided to find out what was cooking. She opened the oven door and climbed on it to see what was in the pan. Brenda's weight (25 pounds) on the door caused the stove to tip over forward. Brenda fell to the floor and the hot water spilled over her, burning her severely. Brenda screamed. Mrs. Ritter ran to the kitchen and immediately gave her first aid treatment for burns. Brenda thereafter received medical treatment. Brenda's burns were painful. They have now healed and do not bother her, but she has ugly scars on her legs and back. Brenda's claim is asserted on her behalf by the proper party."If Brenda asserts a claim based on strict liability against Stove Company, she must establish that
A. the defendant negligently designed the stove.
B. stoves made by other manufacturers do not turn over with a 25-pound weight on the oven door. 68
C. the defendant failed to warn the Ritters that the stove would turn over easily.
D. the stove was defective and unreasonably dangerous to her
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