Butler Manufacturing Co. v. Hughes

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellee, Robert M. Hughes, a construction worker, was shocked while using a piece of equipment called a “roof runner” and fell from the roof where he was working, receiving numerous injuries. Hughes and his wife sued the appellant, Butler Manufacturing Co., (Butler) from whom the machine was leased, under both products liability and negligence theories. The jury awarded the Hugheses $919,163.25 in damages. It is from a judgment based on that verdict that Butler brings this appeal. We find no merit to its arguments and affirm the judgment.

The accident…