Legal Opinion
Girard v. Allis Chalmers Corp., Inc.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 21, 1992No. Civ. A. 85-1833PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
D. BROOKS SMITH, District Judge.
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On October 6, 1983, Francis Girard was using an HD-21 crawler tractor (bulldozer) manufactured by Allis Chalmers Corporation, Inc. (Allis Chalmers), when the engine stalled for undetermined reasons. The bulldozer rolled downhill backwards, and Girard was injured. On August 12, 1985, he filed a products liability complaint alleging that the bulldozer was defectively designed by defendants Allis Chalmers and Fiat Allis Construction Machinery (Fiat Al-lis) because the bulldozer’s braking system is inadequate in dead engine situations, and because…
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