Renfro v. Allied Industrial Equipment Corp.

Plaintiff, Donna Renfro, brought an action in the circuit court of St. Clair County to recover damages for personal injuries she sustained in accidents which occurred while she was operating an order-picker during the course of her employment. Named as defendants were Crown Controls Corporation (Crown), the manufacturer of the orderpicker; Logisticon, Incorporated (Logisticon), the manufacturer of the orderpicker’s electronic guidance system; and Allied Industrial Equipment Company (Allied), the orderpicker’s dealer. Plaintiff’s claims against Crown and Logisticon were based on strict…