MARTINEZ v. CLARK EQUIPMENT CO.

No. 79-956.

382 So.2d 878 (1980)

Ildefonso MARTINEZ and Nancy Martinez, Appellants, v. CLARK EQUIPMENT COMPANY and W.E. Johnson Equipment Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 29, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Doherty, Miami Beach, for appellants.

Highsmith & Strauss and Philip Glatzer, Pyszka, Kessler & Adams and William M. Douberley, Miami, for appellees.

Before HUBBART and NESBITT, JJ., and PEARSON, TILLMAN (Ret.), Associate Judge.


HUBBART, Judge.

This is an action for strict liability in tort and negligent product design brought against the manufacturer of a forklift, and for negligent repair of the forklift brought against the company which serviced the forklift. The trial court directed a verdict for the manufacturer on the strict liability count and sent the other counts to the jury against both defendants. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendants on all counts and a judgment...

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