Indiana § 34-20-2-1 Grounds for action

Indiana Statutes

§ 34-20-2-1 — Grounds for action

Indiana·Title 34 CIVIL LAW AND PROCEDURE·Art. 20 CAUSES OF ACTION: PRODUCT LIABILITY·Ch. 2 Product Liability Actions

Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter, a person who sells, leases, or otherwise puts into the stream of commerce any product in a defective condition unreasonably dangerous to any user or consumer or to the user's or consumer's property is subject to liability for physical harm caused by that product to the user or consumer or to the user's or consumer's property if:

(1)that user or consumer is in the class of persons that the seller should reasonably foresee as being subject to the harm caused by the defective condition;

(2)the seller is engaged in the business of selling the product; and

(3)the product is expected to and does reach the user or consumer without substantial alteration in the condition in which the product is sold by the person sought to be held liable under th

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Except as provided in section 3 of this chapter,
a person who sells, leases, or otherwise puts into the stream of
commerce any product in a defective condition unreasonably
dangerous to any user or consumer or to the user's or consumer's
property is subject to liability for physical harm caused by that product
to the user or consumer or to the user's or consumer's property if:
(1) that user or consumer is in the class of persons that the seller
should reasonably foresee as being subject to the harm caused by
the defective condition;
(2) the seller is engaged in the business of selling the product; and
(3) the product is expected to and does reach the user or consumer
without substantial alteration in the condition in which the
product is sold by the person sought to be held liable under this
article.
[Pre-1998 Recodification Citation: 33-1-1.5-3(a).]

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