Legal Opinion

Ruiz v. ExCello Corp.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided June 3, 1982No. 81CA0617PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TURSI, Judge.

Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in dismissing his products liability claim against ExCello on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, or in the alternative, for summary judgment. We reverse.

The issue presented in this appeal concerns the liability of successor corporations under the Colorado Products Liability Act (CPLA) § 13-21-401, et seq., C.R.S. 1973 (1981 Cum.Supp.).

The following facts are undisputed. In 1955, an entity doing business variously as B&T Machine Co., B&T Engineering & Sales Co., and Blauman and Tallberg, Inc., manufactured a zinc die-casting…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Kloberdanz v. Joy Manufacturing CompanyDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1968
  2. Abrahamsen v. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1972
  3. Beaver Park Co. v. HobsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1929

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. A.R. Teeters & Associates, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1992
  2. Hickman v. Thomas C. Thompson Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1984
  3. Johnston v. Amsted Industries, Inc.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1992
  4. Florum v. Elliott Manufacturing Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1986
  5. CMCB Enterprises, Inc. v. FergusonColorado Court of Appeals · 2005

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