CONSUMER-CONTEMPLATION TEST

consumer-contemplation test. A method of imposing product liability on a manufacturer if the evidence shows that a product’s danger is greater than that which a reasonable consumer would expect. — Also termed consum-er-user-contemplation test; consumer-expectation test. Cf. RISK-UTILITY TEST. [Cases: Products Liability 8. C.J.S. Products Liability §§ 11–15.]