SHORES, Justice.
This is a products liability case. The suit was brought by Helen Ford, the widow of L. L. Ford, who was killed in an unwitnessed strip mining accident on May 30, 1972, when the Caterpillar D8H tractor he was operating rolled over three-fourths of a turn and crushed him to death.
At the time of the accident, the decedent had attempted to traverse a 42 slope at a 30 downward angle. Tracks indicated that he had tried once before to cut down the...
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