Legal Opinion
Rahmig v. Mosley MacHinery Co.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 1987No. 85-529PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShanahan, J.
Mosley Machinery Company, Inc., appeals the judgment entered on the verdict for Clayton Rahmig in a personal injury action based on a products liability claim for damages caused by a guillotine metal scrap shear manufactured by Mosley. We affirm.
THE MONSTER
In 1979, Mosley manufactured a 500-ton guillotine scrap shear for use in the scrap metal business, marketed the shear with the trade name “Monster, ” and delivered one such shear to Rahmig’s employer, Scottsbluff Pipe & Supply, Inc. The Monster was “capable of sizing and shearing two car frames simultaneously” and could “crush car blocks…
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