LANDIS v. SUMNER MFG. CO., INC.

No. WD 39385.

750 S.W.2d 466 (1988)

Peter J. LANDIS, Appellant, v. SUMNER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Respondent.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied May 3, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Wayne Taff, Sherman, Wickens, Lysaught & Speck, P.C., Kansas City, Mary Trippler, Faegre & Benson, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Glenn E. Bradford, Beamer, Slagg, Bradford & McCormick, Kansas City, for respondent.

Before PRITCHARD, J., Presiding, and GAITAN and COVINGTON, JJ.


Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer to Supreme Court Denied May 3, 1988.

COVINGTON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Peter Landis, was injured while lifting a piece of equipment, an "apple stacker", with a Roust-A-Bout portable crane (RAB) manufactured by Sumner Manufacturing Company. Landis' suit against Sumner was based upon strict liability for defective product design. The jury returned a verdict for Landis in the amount of $165,000.00. The trial court granted Sumner...

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