Blake v. Roy Webster Orchards

This is a products liability case. The minor plaintiff was allegedly injured when a brush cutter threw a rock which hit plaintiff. The machine was manufactured by the defendant Servis Equipment Company and used by the defendant Roy Webster Orchards at the time of the injury. It was rented to Webster by the defendant Weber Bros. The jury returned a verdict against the defendants Servis and Webster and they appeal.

The only allegation in plaintiff’s complaint charging Servis is as follows:

“At said time and place, defendant Servis Equipment Company was negligent in one or more of the following…