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CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. v. DONAHUE

Nos. 83-58, 83-65 and 83-59.

674 P.2d 1276 (1983)

CATERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY, Appellant (Defendant), v. Gloria L. DONAHUE, Administratrix, of the Estate of Jerry Donahue, Deceased, Appellee (Plaintiff). Gloria L. DONAHUE, Administratrix, of the Estate of Jerry Donahue, Deceased, Appellant (Plaintiff), v. CATERPILLAR TRACTOR COMPANY, Appellee (Defendant).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G.G. Greenlee and Robert M. Shively of Murane & Bostwick, Casper, for Caterpillar Tractor Co.

James E. Fitzgerald, Cheyenne, for Donahue.

Before ROONEY, C.J., and THOMAS, ROSE, BROWN and CARDINE, JJ.

BROWN, Justice.

Jerry Donahue was killed on November 8, 1977, when the front-end loader he was operating rolled over and crushed him inside the fiberglass cab. Afterwards, his wife, Gloria Donahue, initiated this suit, a wrongful death action, against the manufacturer of the loader, Caterpillar Tractor Company (hereinafter Caterpillar). The loader involved here was a caterpillar model 988 wheel loader manufactured in 1966. The case was tried to a jury on the theory...

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