Legal Opinion
White v. Timberjack, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 1994No. Appeal No. 1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs and new trial granted. Memorandum: Plaintiff Kenneth E. White was seriously injured when a model 225C logging skidder machine manufactured by Timberjack, Inc. (Timber-jack) rolled backwards down a slope and ran over his left leg. *969Plaintiffs sued Timberjack, seeking to impose liability for its postmanufacture failure to warn purchasers of the danger that the micro-lock hydraulic brake system on the model 225C skidder might fail, allowing it to roll backwards. After a lengthy trial, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiffs,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Facci v. General Electric Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Parsons v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
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