Shipman v. Fontaine Truck Equipment Co.

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• finding that “where there is evidence presented of the manufacturer’s knowledge of unsafe use, or that unsafe use is foreseeable, liability is not precluded.”
• holding manufacturer of a feed trailer could be held liable for injuries to a worker who fell through a hole cut in the protective grating over an auger when it was foreseeable that a hole would be cut because the trailer had a bolted shield over the access door
• reversing a trial court’s entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the manufacturer of a feed truck, where there was evidence suggesting that the manufacturer reasonably could have foreseen the unsafe modification that the plaintiff made to the truck
• reversing a trial court’s entry of judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of the manufacturer of a feed truck, where there was evidence suggesting that the manufacturer reasonably could have foreseen the unsafe modification that the plaintiff made to the truck

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