Bishop v. Schield Bantam Company

ORDER

McMANUS, Chief Judge.

This matter is before the court on defendants’ Motion for Summary Judgment filed March 6, 1968. Hearing was held July 11, 1968.

In this action, commenced October 20, 1967, plaintiff seeks damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered on October 22, 1965, resulting from defendants’ breach of warranty and negligent manufacture of a truck crane. Defendant manufacturer Schield Bantam Company, an Iowa corporation, was dissolved February 24, 1964, pursuant to a written contract with defendant Koehring Company to purchase its assets and liabilities.

Defendants primarily…