Nichols v. Cummins Engine Co.

—Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed without costs in accordance with the following Memorandum: In 1991 plaintiffs decedent, an employee of third-party defendant, Gillette Shows, Inc. (Gillette), was electrocuted when he touched the gantry (framed structure) on a platform trailer while holding onto a car on the Skydiver ride, thereby completing an electrical circuit. The Skydiver ride was manufactured prior to 1970 by Chance Manufacturing Company (Chance Manufacturing). Gillette purchased the Skydiver ride from Chance Manufacturing, along with a trailer to house and…