Cummins, Inc. v. Nelson

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

The Nelsons’ fishing boat caught fire, burned, and sank soon after Piston and Rudder Corporation (P & R) renovated it. The renovations, called a “repower,” included installation of a Cummins, Inc. marine engine. The Nelsons sued P & R, Cummins, Inc., and Cummins Northwest, Inc. A jury found that P & R acted negligently and that the Cum-mins defendants cloaked P & R with the authority to act on their behalf by directing the Nelsons to P & R and assuring them that P & R could repower their vessel. The Cummins defendants appeal. We affirm. We conclude that…