Susan Sandren purchased a toaster from Standard Electric. While using the toaster the day after it was purchased, Susan discovered that the toaster slots were too small for a thick piece of bread. The bread was stuck in the slot. With the toaster still plugged in, Susan used a knife to pry loose the toast and was electrocuted. In a suit by her family against Standard Electric:

a. Standard will win because of misuse of the product.

b. Standard will lose because the slots should have been made wider.

c. Susan's family would win if there were no warnings about knives and electrocution.

d. Susan's family will win because of a design defect.

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Van Roth

27 March, 08:01

Susan Sandren purchased a toaster from Standard Electric. While using the toaster the day after it was purchased, Susan discovered that the toaster slots were too small for a thick piece of bread. The bread was stuck in the slot. With the toaster still plugged in, Susan used a knife to pry loose the toast and was electrocuted. In a suit by her family against Standard Electric:

a. Standard will win because of misuse of the product.

b. Standard will lose because the slots should have been made wider.

c. Susan's family would win if there were no warnings about knives and electrocution.

d. Susan's family will win because of a design defect.

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Maria Avila · Answer 1

In Susan Sandren's case, the correct demand development will be:

d. Susan's family will win because of a design defect.

Explanation:

The case is a little bit complicated but the correct development is the next: the industry has an "error range" named manufacturing tolerance, which allows that a product be sold with a difference in measurements or technical characteristics between 5 or 10% depending of the industry or type of product but, when that error range put a life in danger or remove a life, the fault owns the industry, because in the case of the product would have the correct measurement, that would not occur.