FARRELL v. KLEIN TOOLS, INC.

No. 87-1083.

866 F.2d 1294 (1989)

Benny Earl FARRELL, an Oklahoma citizen, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KLEIN TOOLS, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 1, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Behlen (Robert Mansell, on the briefs), Lampkin, McCaffrey & Tawwater, Oklahoma City, Okl., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael R. Chaffin (Robert L. Huckaby, on the brief), Huckaby, Fleming, Frailey, Chaffin & Darrah, Chickasha, Okl., for defendant-appellee.

Before MOORE, ANDERSON and EBEL, Circuit Judges.


STEPHEN H. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

Benny Earl Farrell, an iron worker, sustained injuries in a fall at a construction site where he was working. He sued Klein Tools, Inc. ("Klein") alleging that the safety belt and lanyard he was using for fall protection were manufactured by Klein and were defective in that the hook on the lanyard was too large in relation to the "D" ring on the safety belt, allowing the hook to "roll...

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