Shipman v. Fontaine Truck Equipment Co.

This is a products liability action involving consolidated appeals as of right. After a jury returned a verdict awarding plaintiffs $500,000 in damages, the trial court granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of defendant and third-party plaintiff Fontaine Truck Equipment Company. Plaintiffs appeal as of right from this order. In a separate appeal, Fontaine appeals as of right from an order granting judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of third-party defendant Uckele Animal Health Distributing, Inc. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

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Plaintiff Roger Shipman was…