Lewis v. Coffing Hoist Div., Duff-Norton

OPINION

NIX, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by an equipment manufacturer from a decision of the Superior Court, affirming the denial of the *336manufacturer’s motion for a new trial following an adverse jury verdict in a products liability case. We granted review to consider the appellant’s assignments of error with respect to certain evidentiary rulings made by the trial court.

On August 1, 1978, Eugene Lewis, one of the appellees herein, was seriously injured while in the course of his employment on the production line of S.I. Handling Systems, Inc. At the time of his injury, Lewis was operating…