Dimond v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

Opinion

TAMURA, Acting P. J.

Plaintiff was injured in an accident involving a towmotor manufactured by defendant Caterpillar Tractor Co. and retailed by defendant Cal-Lift, Inc. Plaintiff brought an action in strict liability alleging that his injuries were proximately caused by certain defects in the towmotor.1 At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case-in-chief, *177the trial court granted defendants’ motion for a nonsuit on the ground plaintiff had failed to establish a causal nexus between the alleged defects and his injuries. Plaintiff appeals from the ensuing judgment for defendants.

As has been so…