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WHITE v. CLARK EQUIPMENT CO.

No. 77-56.

553 S.W.2d 280 (1977)

Thelma WHITE, Administratrix of the Estate of Carl Thomas White, Deceased, Appellant, v. CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas, Division 1.

July 18, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laser, Sharp, Haley, Young & Boswell, Bryant, for appellant.

Rose, Nash, Williamson, Carroll, Clay, & Giroir, Little Rock, for appellee, Clark Equipment Co.

Plegge, Lowe & Whitmore, Little Rock, for appellee, Otis Elevator Co.

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Little Rock, for appellee, Bigelow-Robinson Co., Inc.

HOLT, Justice.

This is a wrongful death action. Carl Thomas White was fatally injured when a Kroger Company trailer moved away from a warehouse dock while he was backing a forklift out of the trailer. The forklift fell backwards crushing White. Appellant Thelma White, wife of the deceased, brought suit against appellees, the forklift manufacturer, its distributor and the trailer manufacturer. The trial court directed a verdict for the manufacturer of the forklift...

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