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WAGNER v. CLARK EQUIPMENT CO.

(SC 15553)

243 Conn. 168 (1997)

KEVIN WAGNER ET AL. v. CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC., ET AL.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Officially released September 2, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wesley W. Horton, with whom were Susan M. Cormier, Deborah S. Freeman and, on the brief, Kimberly A. Knox, Jeffrey L. Williams and Michael Bellafiore, legal intern, for the appellants (defendants).

William F. Gallagher, with whom were Jacques J. Parenteau and, on the brief, Cynthia C. Bott, for the appellees (named plaintiff et al.).

Callahan, C. J., and Borden, Norcott, Katz and McDonald, JS.

Opinion

BORDEN, J.

The principal issue in this appeal is whether two or more intervening forces may combine to create a superseding cause of a plaintiffs injuries, thereby relieving a defendant of liability. The plaintiffs, Kevin and Kim Wagner,1 brought this product liability action against the defendants, Clark Equipment Company, Inc. (Clark), and Summit Handling Systems, Inc., doing business as Clarklift of Connecticut...

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