Legal Opinion
Bilotta v. Kelley Co., Inc.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided March 16, 1984No. CX-82-186PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WAHL, Justice.
Albert J. Bilotta, Jr., suffered severe and permanent brain damage as the result of an industrial accident on December 5, 1977. He was pinned at the neck against a doorjamb when a forklift truck tipped over onto him at a warehouse loading dock. He filed this lawsuit through his special guardian, alleging strict liability, negligence and breach of warranty against ELCA Enterprises (ELCA), the owner of the warehouse, Rauenhorst Corporation (Rauen-horst), the contractor who built the ware*619house, Robert R. Pugleasa Company (Pu-gleasa), the distributor of the dockboard, and Kelley…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Bexiga v. Havir Manufacturing Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1972
- Holm v. Sponco Mfg., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Lee v. Crookston Coca-Cola Bottling CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Biss v. Tenneco, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
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3Cited by145 opinions
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