Legal Opinion
Connor v. Skagit Corporation
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 21, 1981No. 7636-1-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorbett, J.
— This is a products liability case brought by appellant Connor wherein he alleged that he was injured because of the defective design of logging equipment manufactured by the respondents, Skagit and Bendix. The trial resulted in a defense verdict. Connor contends that the trial court incorrectly instructed the jury.
Connor was employed by a logging company that used the equipment manufactured by Skagit and Bendix. The two pieces of equipment were a T-90 tower which consisted of a 90-foot-high metal pole with a pulley system, and a Skagit Bu-80 yarder containing the power source and drums upon…
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