prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,718 Earnest M. Gray, Jr. And Hughlene Gray v. The Manitowoc Company, Inc.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Earnest M. Gray brought this action for injuries which he sustained when he was struck by the boom of a construction crane manufactured by defendant, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (Manitowoc). Gray’s wife, Hughlene Gray, joined in this action seeking damages for loss of consortium and companionship. The Grays sought recovery under Mississippi law on theories of strict liability, implied warranty and negligence asserting that Gray’s injuries were caused by a defect in the design of the crane and that Manitowoc had provided inadequate warnings of this defect. After…