ESPARZA v. SKYREACH EQUIPMENT, INC.

No. 43379-2-I.

15 P.3d 188 (2000)

103 Wash.App. 916

Matt ESPARZA, Respondent, v. SKYREACH EQUIPMENT, INC., a Washington Corporation, Appellant, William Espy, Debora Espy, and their Marital Community; Leonetta Espy and Adina Espy, both minors, by and through their father as their legal Representative, Plaintiffs.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 26, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Gandara, Vandeberg Johnson, PS, Seattle, Andrew Larkin Seiple, Bellevue, for Appellant.

William Scherer Bailey, Seattle, for Respondent Matt Esparza.

Charles Kenneth Wiggins, Bainbridge Island, Dan L. Larson, Seattle, for Respondent William Espy.


KENNEDY, J.

Matt Esparza was in a manlift painting a ship when the manlift tipped over, causing him to fall approximately 50 feet to a steel dry dock deck and injuring him severely. Esparza sued Skyreach Equipment, Inc., the company that rented the manlift to his employer, for damages under the theory that Skyreach negligently failed to inspect and test a safety component on the manlift that would have prevented the tip-over...

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