Richardson v. Truck Equipment

JONES, Justice.

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus directed to Judge Dale Segrest of the Circuit Court of Macon County. We deny the writ.

Defendant Peabody Gabon Company (Peabody), a manufacturer of refuse collection equipment, is a Delaware corporation qualified to do business in Alabama. Peabody sells its equipment through distributors, such as Defendant Truck Equipment, the exclusively authorized Peabody dealer in Alabama.

Willie G. Walker, a sanitation worker employed by the City of Tuskegee, Alabama, was killed when a garbage truck backed over him. The truck was equipped with a…