Legal Opinion
Wagner v. Clark Equipment Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided September 2, 1997No. SC 15553PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BORDEN, J.
The principal issue in this appeal is whether two or more intervening forces may combine to create a superseding cause of a plaintiffs injuries, thereby relieving a defendant of liability. The plaintiffs, Kevin and Kim Wagner,1 brought this product liability action against the defendants, Clark Equipment Company, Inc. (Clark), and Summit Handling Systems, Inc., doing business as Clarklift of Connecticut (Summit), for serious injuries sustained by the plaintiff when his left foot was crushed by a forklift manufactured by Clark and distributed by Summit. The jury returned a…
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