Does a manufacturer have the right to manufacture an inherently dangerous article?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Brink v. Timberjack Inc., 2004 CanLII 48678 (ON SC):
In Nicholson v. John Deere Ltd.[13] Smith J. stated: A manufacturer does not have the right to manufacture an inherently dangerous article when a method exists of manufacturing the same article without risk of harm. No amount of or degree of specificity of warning will exonerate him from liability if he does.
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