Magee v. Jefferson Rental

JUDGMENT ON REHEARING

BOUTALL, Judge.

This is an appeal by a manufacturer from a judgment awarding a workman damages based on product liability, amended to include payment by preference of worker compensation benefits paid. We affirm the judgment.

This matter comes before us on rehearing after a rather long and tortuous process through the courts. In brief, Edward Magee, a forty-two year old manual laborer, brought suit against the manufacturer of a concrete saw, appellant Desa Industries, Inc. and others for damages and injuries arising out of the operation of the saw. After a lengthy trial,…