Legal Opinion
Koehring Manufacturing Co. v. Earthmovers of Fairbanks, Inc.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided October 21, 1988No. S-1910, S-1921 and S-1946PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COMPTON, Justice.
Koehring Manufacturing Company (Koehring) and Earthmovers of Fairbanks (Earthmovers) were found liable in strict product liability for injuries suffered by welders using a crane manufactured by Koehring and owned by Earthmovers. The injured workers, not party to this appeal, were employed by or doing contract work for the City of Nenana, which had leased the crane from Earthmovers. Thus Earthmovers was found strictly liable as lessor and Koehring strictly liable as manufacturer of a defectively designed product. The trial court held that Earthmovers was entitled to…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Butaud v. Suburban Marine & Sporting Goods, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1976
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