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GILMAN v. TOWMOTOR CORP.

No. 90-531.

621 A.2d 1260 (1992)

Gary A. GILMAN v. TOWMOTOR CORPORATION & Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

Motion for Reargument Withdrawn, March 5, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Costello, Brattleboro, and Peter N. Munsing of Mayerson, Munsing, Corchin, Rosato & Ostroff, P.C., Spring City, PA, for plaintiff/cross-appellant.

Robert D. Rachlin and Robert A. Miller, Jr., of Downs Rachlin & Martin, Burlington, for defendant-appellant Towmotor Corp.

Robert P. Gerety, Jr., and William D. Gillis of Plante, Hanley & Gerety, P.C., White River Junction, for defendant-appellee Liberty Mut. Ins. Co.

Before ALLEN, C.J., GIBSON, DOOLEY, MORSE and JOHNSON, JJ.

MORSE, Justice.

Plaintiff sought recovery for injuries he sustained at his place of employment when a forklift holding a large vat of glue tipped over. The jury awarded plaintiff nearly $280,000 in damages on a strict liability claim against defendant Towmotor Corporation, the forklift manufacturer. To that amount, the court added interest at the statutory rate of 12% per annum plus costs, for a total judgment of approximately $400,000. The jury also returned a verdict...

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