Curry v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

MEMORANDUM

RAYMOND J. BRODERICK, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Henry L. Curry and Margaret Curry instituted this products liability action against Caterpillar Tractor Co. and Kelly Company, Inc., claiming damages resulting from an accident that occurred while Henry Curry was operating a Caterpillar Tractor Co. forklift on a dockboard manufactured by Kelly Company. Plaintiff Margaret Curry has averred in the complaint that she is the wife of plaintiff Henry Curry, and she has set forth a claim for loss of “assistance, society, and consortium” resulting from the injuries sustained by Henry Curry.…