Doty v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Wesley, J.

I

Phillip Doty, Jr. (Phillip) lost his left arm in a farm accident on October 17, 1981. Phillip, then nine years old, was sitting *36on the open grain bin of an International Harvester model 105 combine that his grandfather Maynard A. Elwell was using to harvest corn. At the time of the accident, the combine was stopped so that Mr. Elwell could check the moisture content of the grain. Mr. Elwell left the combine engine idling; the engine rotated a leveling auger extending across the middle of the grain bin. Mr. Elwell heard a noise and climbed back onto the combine,…