LANKFORD v. NICHOLSON MFG. CO.

No. 20437.

879 P.2d 1120 (1994)

126 Idaho 187

Garland LANKFORD and Charlotte Lankford, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NICHOLSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a Washington Corporation, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Twin Falls, May 1994.

August 22, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hopkins, French, Crockett, Springer & Hoopes, Idaho Falls, and Spence, Moriarity & Schuster, Jackson, WY, for appellants. Heather Noble argued.

Cosho, Humphrey, Greener & Welsh, Boise, for respondent. Christopher C. Burke argued.


SILAK, Justice.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Garland Lankford (Lankford) was seriously injured when he was struck by a log while working at the Boise Cascade Mill in Emmett, Idaho. The log was being debarked by a machine manufactured by respondent Nicholson Manufacturing Company (Nicholson). Ordinarily, the debarker is fed logs by an in-feed conveyor. As a log enters the debarker, "hold down" rolls apply several tons of pressure to the log, holding it secure...

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