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Wis JI-Civil 3244
Negligence: Duty of Manufacturer (Seller) to Give Adequate Instructions as to Use of a Complicated Machine (Product)
A manufacturer (seller), in the exercise of ordinary care, has the duty to give proper
instructions as to the use of a machine (product) where the mechanism of the machine
(product) is so complicated that it may not be readily understood by the user thereof, and the
manufacturer (seller) was aware of or ought, in the exercise of ordinary care, to have been
aware of the danger involved.
History
Wis JI-Civil 3244 (1994). ©1994, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Civil Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
dab45bda7e9594fff1a8f7fad4476b64d2f23205c20053e84f59ff0b278687dc
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