Johnson v. Lull Enterprises, Inc.

h SULLIVAN, Judge.

This ease arises out of a forklift accident which occurred on July 6, 1985, in which the forklift operator, Jeffrey Johnson, was injured. Jeffrey and his wife Colleen, the plaintiffs, filed suit against the manufacturer of the forklift, Lull Enterprises, Inc. (Lull), and the owner of the forklift, Hy-Reach Equipment Company, Inc. (Hy-Reach), the defendants. The jury found in favor of Lull and Hy-Reach. The Johnsons appealed.

While this appeal was pending, Lull filed for bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota and for an automatic stay of…