Gilpin v. Pitman

SWOFFORD, Chief Judge.

Appellant, Richard W. Gilpin, (hereafter plaintiff), a hydraulic mechanic, employed by L. A. Moore Company, was injured on April 21, 1971 while making repairs on a Pitman Hydraulic Crane (Hydra-Lift) owned by the respondent, Gas Service Company, (hereafter defendant), when the crane boom fell, crushing his right arm, which after several unsuccessful repair operations was amputated below the elbow. The plaintiff and his wife, Brenda, brought this action originally against defendant Gas Service Company, the owner; the partners in the Pitman Manufacturing Company, the…