HOWARD, Judge.
In this appeal the appellant seeks to extend the doctrine of the "crashworthy automobile" to the manufacturer of a tractor canopy.
Robert L. Mather was crushed to death when the caterpillar tractor in which he was riding rolled over on top of him. His widow filed a complaint in the Pima County Superior Court against the Caterpillar Tractor Corporation and appellant Empire Machinery Corporation. Count I of the complaint alleged that the Caterpillar...
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