Austin v. Clark Equipment Co.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge OSTEEN wrote the opinion, in which Justice POWELL and Judge NIEMEYER joined.

OPINION

OSTEEN, District Judge:

Brenda H. Austin was impaled by the mast of a carpet lift truck while working at Lee’s Carpet, Inc., a division of Burlington Industries, Inc. (“Burlington”). In the ensuing products liability action, Austin alleged, inter alia, that Hyster Company (“Hyster”), the manufacturer of Austin’s lift truck, Clark Equipment Company (“Clark”), the manufacturer of the second lift truck involved in the accident, and K-D Manitou, Inc. (“Manitou”), the manufacturer…