Hallmark v. Allied Products Corp.

OPINION

OGG, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff-appellant George B. Hallmark (Hallmark) from the trial court’s judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendants-appellees Allied Products Corporation and Bush Hog Continental Gin (manufacturer). Hallmark’s complaint alleged strict liability based on Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A due to defective design and failure to warn of foreseeable dangers inherent in certain cotton ginning equipment sold by the manufacturer. The complaint also alleged that the particular equipment was negligently installed and supervised by the…