Mather v. Caterpillar Tractor Corporation

OPINION

HOWARD, Chief Judge.

Appellant filed this wrongful death action based on negligence and strict tort liability. She appealed from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in appellees’ favor. Robert Mather, while in the employ of Anaconda Mining Company, was killed when a caterpillar tractor he was driving rolled over and crushed him. Appellant sued the manufacturer of the tractor, Caterpillar Tractor Corporation (Caterpillar) and Empire Machinery Corporation (Empire), the dealer which sold the tractor to Anaconda Mining Company. The Industrial Cab Company, manufacturer of the all-weather…