Christopher Shane Howell v. Equipment, Inc.

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Christopher Shane Howell suffered severe bodily injury when the extended platform of the scissor lift on which he had been working fell several feet to the ground. Shane, along with his wife, Wendy Howell, (the Howells) subsequently brought a negligence claim against the lift’s manufacturer, JLG Industries Inc. (JLG), and the lift distributor, Equipment Inc. 1 They alleged that JLG had negligently manufactured the lift and that Equipment Inc., which routinely performed service on the lift for Shane’s employer, had negligently maintained the lift and allowed it to…