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RIFE v. HITACHI CONST. MACHINERY CO., LTD.

No. 3936.

363 S.C. 209 (2005)

609 S.E.2d 565

Richard RIFE, Appellant, v. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD., Euclid-Hitachi Heavy Equipment, Ltd., Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation, Hitachi Construction Machinery (America) Corporation, American Equipment Company, and Does 1-5 Inclusive, Defendants, of whom Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. and American Equipment Company are Respondents.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided January 31, 2005.

Rehearing Denied March 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Stuart Duncan, of Georgetown, for Appellant.

N. Ward Lambert, of Greenville, for Respondent, American Equipment Company, Inc.

J. Calhoun Watson, of Columbia, for Respondent, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

ANDERSON, J.

In this products liability case, Richard Rife appeals the trial court's orders granting summary judgment to Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Hitachi) and American Equipment Company (American Equipment). We affirm.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On June 25, 1999, Rife sustained an injury while operating a 1992 Hitachi EX100 Excavator (EX100). When Rife pushed the controls of the excavator to drive off an embankment, the...

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