Hatter v. Pierce Manufacturing, Inc.

OPINION

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issues

While working as a Pike Township firefighter, David Hatter was injured when the cap on a fire truck's rear intake pipe was propelled off the pipe by pressurized air and the cap struck Hatter in the face. Hatter and his wife Kristina brought this products liability action against Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. ("Pierce"), the manufacturer of the fire truck. Following a jury trial and verdict in favor of Pierce, Hatter appeals.1 Hatter presents for our review the following restated issues: 1) whether the trial court abused its diseretion by failing to…