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JASPER v. SKYHOOK CORPORATION

No. 2103.

547 P.2d 1140 (1976)

89 N.M. 98

John JASPER, as administrator of the Estate of and personal representative of Malvin Mack Brown, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SKYHOOK CORPORATION dba Baldwin Ward Manufacturing Company, Inc. Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Issued March 24, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Carpenter, Albuquerque, for plaintiff-appellant.

Peter J. Adang, Bruce D. Black, Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, Albuquerque, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

SUTIN, Judge.

Plaintiff sued defendant for damages in a wrongful death action under a strict tort liability theory in which plaintiff claimed that defendant's sign erection crane was defective for failure to have a safety device installed. The trial court directed a verdict for defendant at the close of plaintiff's case. Judgment for defendant was entered and plaintiff appeals. We reverse.

A. Facts Most Favorable to Plaintiff

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