BROWN v. QUICK MIX CO.

No. 39483.

75 Wn.2d 833 (1969)

454 P.2d 205

ANDERSON BROWN, Respondent, v. QUICK MIX COMPANY, Appellant, STAR MACHINERY COMPANY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 1, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Preston, Thorgrimson, Horowitz, Starin & Ellis, by John A. Gose and Charles E. Peery, for appellant.

Miracle & Pruzan, for respondent.


ROSELLINI, J.

This is a products liability action, brought against the manufacturer and the retailer of an earth-boring drill by a "pile buck" whose job it was to manually guide the drill to the desired position for drilling a hole. In the process of doing so, he got his hand caught between the flights of the auger and a metal centralizer attached to the H beam which held the auger in place for drilling. He lost three fingers and a part of his right hand. The jury...

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