Chaffee v. Clark Equipment Co.
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
GARRARD, Judge.
Lee and Carla Chaffee (Chaffee) appeal from a negative judgment in their action to recover for injuries sustained by Lee while operating a forklift truck manufactured by Clark Equipment Company (Clark). At the time he was engaged in unloading steel coils from a truck owned by Georgetown Steel Company (Georgetown).
The evidence disclosed that Chaffee, an experienced forklift operator, and another employee were to unload the steel coils. Chaffee drove his forklift up onto the truck bed. The coil which Chaffee started to lift was attached to another coil and this required Chaffee…
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2Cases cited18 opinions
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