Case Name: Steven Elliot et al. v. Sears, Roebuck and Company
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1993-05-04
Citations: 225 Conn. 925
Docket Number: SC 14764
Parties: Steven Elliot et al. v. Sears, Roebuck and Company
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 925–925

Head Matter:
Steven Elliot et al. v. Sears, Roebuck and Company
Decided May 4, 1993
The Supreme Court docket number is SC 14764.
Philip T. Newbury, Jr., in support of the petition.
John T. Nazzaro, in opposition.

Opinion:
The defendant's petition for certification for appeal from the Appellate Court, 30 Conn. App. 664 (AC 11185), is granted, limited to the following issues:
"1. Where the defense of alteration/modification of a product is asserted as a defense to a product liability claim, and there is evidence to support that defense, is the defendant entitled to a jury instruction on that defense separate and apart from any instruction on the issue of misuse of the product?
"2. Where it is claimed that misuse of a product is the proximate cause of an injury, and there is evidence to support that defense, is the defendant entitled to an instruction that if the jury so finds, the plaintiff is barred from recovery?"