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FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. TOGNOCCHI

No. 857, September Term, 1992.

96 Md. App. 228 (1993)

624 A.2d 1285

FIGGIE INTERNATIONAL, INC., SNORKEL-ECONOMY DIVISION v. VIRGINIA TOGNOCCHI, INDIVIDUALLY, ETC.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

May 27, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Powell (Catherine A. Potthast and Smith, Somerville & Case, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellant.

Daniel M. Clements (Paul D. Bekman and Israelson, Salsbury, Clements & Bekman, on the brief), Baltimore, for appellees.

William T. Wood of Rockville, for amicus curiae, Maryland Trial Lawyers' Ass'n.

Mark D. Gately, J. Mark Coulson, Donna B. Preston and Miles & Stockbridge of Baltimore, for amicus curiae, Maryland Ass'n of Defense Trial Counsel.

David M. Funk, Richard A. Froehlinger, III and Shapiro and Olander of Baltimore (Stephen P. Carney, Hunt Valley, Gen. Counsel, of counsel), for amicus curiae, Medical Mut. Liability Ins. Soc. of Maryland.

Argued before BISHOP, GARRITY, ALPERT, BLOOM, WENNER, FISCHER and HARRELL, JJ.

FISCHER, Judge.

This case stems from the death of Ronald Tognocchi, a safety manager with AAI Corporation. Mr. Tognocchi was killed while operating a UNO-33E manlift manufactured by Figgie International, Inc., Snorkel-Economy Division (Snorkel). Following Mr. Tognocchi's death, his wife, Virginia Tognocchi, and his son, Scott C. Tognocchi, filed suit in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Snorkel and against the lessor of the manlift.1<...

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