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MARCHANT v. LORAIN DIVISION OF KOEHRING

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272 S.C. 243 (1979)

251 S.E.2d 189

Pershing MARCHANT, Appellant, v. LORAIN DIVISION OF KOEHRING, a Wisconsin Corporation, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Carolina.

January 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Gonzales, North Charleston, for appellant.

William L. Pope and J. Christopher Henderson, of Robinson, McFadden, Moore & Pope, Columbia, for respondent.

A. Hoyt Rowell, III, Charleston, Chairman of S.C. Trial Lawyers Association, for amicus curiae.

January 9, 1979.

NESS, JUSTICE:

This is a products liability case. Appellant Marchant brought suit against the crane manufacturer (Lorain) for injuries he received when a crane "double blocked," and the bucket in which he was riding crashed to the ground. The trial court granted the manufacturer's motion for summary judgment as to all three theories of liability — negligence, strict tort and warranty. We reverse...

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