KUISIS v. BALD.-LIMA-HAMILTON C.


457 Pa. 321 (1974)

Kuisis, Appellant, v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Giles J. Gaca, with him Janet N. Valentine, and Thomson, Rhodes & Grigsby, for appellant.

Thomas J. Jackson, with him G. Daniel Carney, and Thorp, Reed and Armstrong, for appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, May 22, 1974:

On January 17, 1967, appellant, Andrew Kuisis, was injured by a load of steel pipe which fell on him when a brake locking mechanism on the crane from which the pipe was suspended became disengaged. Kuisis brought suit against appellee Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation (Baldwin), the manufacturer and seller of the crane.1 At the conclusion of the evidence, Baldwin's motion for a directed verdict...

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