Quillin v. Hesston Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is a products liability action brought by plaintiff, Robert A. Quillin, seeking recovery for injuries received while operating a hay baler. Defendant, Hesston Corporation, was the manufacturer of the machine. The jury returned a substantial verdict in favor of plaintiff and defendant appeals therefrom.

Numerous issues are raised on appeal. We shall first consider the issue challenging the trial court’s jurisdiction herein. The issue is extremely narrow, but is so fused to certain factual and procedural occurrences, that we deem it…