Smith and Roberson's Business Law 16th Edition by Richard Mann,Barry Roberts

Exercise 17

Patient was injured when the footrest of an adjustable Xray table collapsed, causing Patient to fall to the floor. G.E. manufactured the X-ray table and the footrest. At trial, evidence was introduced that G.E. had manufactured for several years another footrest model complete with safety latches. However, there was no evidence that the footrest involved was manufactured defectively. The action is based on a theory of strict liability. Who wins? Why?