Monahan v. Toro Co.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

DITTER, District Judge.

This case involves a tragic, fatal accident in which a lawn tractor overturned and the plaintiffs wife was killed. The defendant, the Toro Company, moved for summary judgment, asserting that the lawn tractor at issue in this case was not unreasonably dangerous as a matter of law and that Toro was not negligent with respect to the tractor’s design or safety warnings. I heard oral argument on the motion. For the reasons set forth below, defendant’s motion is being granted.

I. FACTS

On May 19, 1992, Janice Monahan (“Mrs. Monahan”) was mowing the lawn of…