Nichols v. Westfield Industries, Ltd.

CARTER, Justice.

Defendants appeal from judgment for plaintiff in a personal injury action alleging theories of strict liability and negligence. All defendants assert on appeal that they were entitled to directed verdicts following trial. Defendants Van Zetten Implement Company and Greg Guiter also claim that the trial court erred in instructions to the jury. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

Plaintiff sustained injuries, including partial amputation of his foot, while unloading grain for his employer, Chillicothe Grain & Livestock Company, on June 16, 1980. He was using a fifty-one foot…