ROBERTSON v. NORTON CO.

Nos. 97-2502, 97-2611.

148 F.3d 905 (1998)

Bryan ROBERTSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NORTON COMPANY; Williams Equipment & Supply Company, Defendants-Appellants, Continental Insurance Company, Intervenor Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 1, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marlon Simpson, Jr., Little Rock, AR, argued, for Appellants.

Scott Allen Emerson, Jonesboro, AR, argued, for Appellee.

Before LOKEN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and ALSOP, District Judge.


LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

On August 12, 1992, Bryan Robertson was using a Black & Decker heavy-duty power sander/grinder on a concrete bridge in Mountain View, Arkansas, working for a construction company owned by his father. Robertson released the grinder's trigger and lifted it from the bridge surface. The ceramic-composite grinding wheel exploded, and splinters severely injured Robertson's leg. After collecting workers' compensation benefits, Robertson sued the...

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