DIMOND v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.

Docket No. 15855.

65 Cal.App.3d 173 (1976)

134 Cal. Rptr. 895

ROY OLIVER DIMOND, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

December 22, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Garber, Sokoloff & Van Dyke and John M. Van Dyke for Plaintiff and Appellant.

W. Mike McCray, Daniel L. Stack, Garrett & Dimino and Kenneth R. Garrett for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

TAMURA, Acting P.J.

Plaintiff was injured in an accident involving a towmotor manufactured by defendant Caterpillar Tractor Co. and retailed by defendant Cal-Lift, Inc. Plaintiff brought an action in strict liability alleging that his injuries were proximately caused by certain defects in the towmotor.1 At the conclusion of plaintiff's case-in-chief,

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