Singleton v. Manitowoc Co., Inc.

OPINION AND ORDER

NIEMEYER, District Judge.

This product liability case raises issues 1) whether a crane involved in personal injury was negligently or defectively designed, 2) whether superseding intervening events transferred responsibility from the manufacturer to others, and 3) whether the plaintiff’s negligence contributed to his own injuries or he assumed the risk of danger.

Daniel Singleton lost four fingers as the result of injuries sustained on June 8, 1983, when his hand was pinched between a crane superstructure and an open toolbox as the crane rotated on its base. He contends that…