JOHNSTON v. AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 91CA0230.

830 P.2d 1141 (1992)

Christopher M. JOHNSTON and Janice Johnston, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMSTED INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, and South Bend Lathe, Inc., an Indiana corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. V.

April 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathleen McWhirter Emmett, James F. Frost, Denver, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Fowler, Schimberg & Cowman, P.C., Daniel M. Fowler, Terrence P. Murray, Denver, for defendants-appellees.


Opinion by Judge DAVIDSON.

In this products liability case, plaintiffs, Christopher and Janice Johnston, appeal from the summary judgment entered in favor of defendants, Amsted Industries, Inc., and South Bend Lathe, Inc. Presenting issues of first impression in Colorado, plaintiffs argue that strict products liability should attach to a corporate successor for the defective product of a predecessor under the "product line doctrine" or "continuity of enterprise" exception...

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