Funk v. Wagner MacHinery, Inc.

McDonald, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the Boone Circuit Court which dismissed the claim of the appellant, Robin Funk, a street cleaner, for injuries he sustained from an accident involving an Elgin Pelican, a street sweeper, manufactured by the appellee, Elgin Sweeper Company. The sweeper was purchased by the appellant’s employer, the City of Florence. The order was placed through the appellee, Wagner Machinery, Inc., and Elgin Leach Corporation, another middleman who had a contract with Elgin Sweeper to distribute the latter’s products.

The appellant incurred his injuries on…