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CHILDERS v. POWER LINE EQUIPMENT RENTALS

452 Pa.Super. 94 (1996)

681 A.2d 201

Sharon V. CHILDERS, Administratrix of the Estate of Willard E. Childers, Deceased v. POWER LINE EQUIPMENT RENTALS, INC., a Corporation; Kenneth W. Joseph, T/D/B/A Sunrise Equipment and Supply Company and Sunrise Equipment and Supply Company; Ohio Edison, a Corporation; General Motors Corporation; Pitman Manufacturing Company; A.B. Chance Company, a Corporation; and Emerson Electric Company, a Corporation; Dana Corporation; Sandra L. Simpson T/D/B/A E & S Service & Repair and E & S Service and Repair v. The HOWARD P. FOLEY COMPANY, INC. Appeal of PITMAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY; A.B. Chance Company, a Corporation; and Emerson Electric Company, a Corporation.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 24, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Grigsby, Pittsburgh, for appellants.

Francis J. Carey, Pittsburgh, for Sharon V. Childers, appellee.

Paul J. Malak, Pittsburgh, for Power Line Equipment, appellee.

Kenneth S. Robb, McKeesport, for Kenneth W. Joseph, appellee.

Joseph M. Ramirez, Pittsburgh, for General Motors, etc., appellees.

Before POPOVICH, EAKIN and HESTER, JJ.

POPOVICH, Judge:

Willard E. Childers was crushed to death while standing at the operator's station of a Pitman Polecat digger-derrick truck. While Mr. Childers was operating the truck from behind, the truck jerked forward, then rolled back crushing him between the truck and a flatbed trailer. In subsequent death actions, the administratrix of his estate proceeded upon a theory of strict products liability contending...

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