Legal Opinion
Dean v. Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 4, 2000No. A00A1582PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Johnson, Chief Judge.
Johnny Dean was injured when a forklift backed into him as he exited a storage room at work. He sued Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing, Inc. (“Toyota Industrial”), alleging that it should be held strictly liable for not installing on the forklift, as standard equipment, an alarm to warn people when the forklift was backing up. Toyota Industrial moved for summary judgment, but the trial court denied the motion as being filed too near the trial date.
The case was tried by a jury. After deliberating several days, the jury was deadlocked, and the trial court declared a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Rubin v. Cello Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
- Ogletree v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1999
- Little Rapids Corp. v. McCamyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Bodymasters Sports Industries, Inc. v. WimberleyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1998
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