Rice v. HYSTER COMPANY

This is an action for personal injuries, sustained by a workman on a construction job in Medford who was “riding on the forks” of a forklift truck when either the forks, the “intermediate upright,” or both, suddenly dropped and he fell off. Defendants include the manufacturer and the supplier of the lift truck. The complaint includes counts in both negligence and strict products liability. The case was tried by a jury, which returned a plaintiff’s verdict for $175,759. Defendants appeal from the resulting judgment. We affirm.

Because defendants’ assignments of error include the denial of their…