Rodriguez v. Besser Co.

OPINION

NELSON, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, Trinidad Rodriguez, brought suit against the defendant, Besser Company, seeking to recover for personal injuries he suffered when he was injured on a piece of heavy machinery manufactured by the defendant. The case was tried to a jury on a negligence theory and the jury returned a defense verdict. 1 Plaintiff now appeals from the judgment entered in favor of the defendant and the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial.

The principal issue on appeal is whether a manufacturer has a duty to warn of hazards created by a third party modification…