HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION v. HARRIS

6 Div. 29.

190 So.2d 286 (1966)

HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION et al. v. James Luther HARRIS et al.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

September 15, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jas. E. Clark, Jas. L. Shores, Jr., and London, Yancey, Clark & Allen, Birmingham, for appellant Harnischfeger Corp.

Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville, Birmingham, for appellant Joe Money Mach. Corp.

Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, E. L. Brobston, Bessemer, and Wales W. Wallace, Jr., Columbiana, for appellee Harris.


GOODWYN, Justice.

This is a "products liability case" involving the so-called "manufacturer's liability doctrine." The suit was brought by James Luther Harris against Harnischfeger Corporation and Joe Money Machinery Company, Inc., to recover damages for personal injuries received while assisting in the assembly of a boom to a motor truck crane. At the time, Harris was employed by Hughes Construction Company, the owner of the crane. The crane was manufactured by Harnischfeger...

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