McGuire v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.

FERNANDEZ, Judge.

Appellant Steve McGuire was severely burned on May 29, 1979, while he was operating a Caterpillar 988 front-end loader. His action against the manufacturer, Caterpillar Tractor Company (the only defendant), was tried to a jury on a strict liability theory of defective design in the routing of the main hydraulic hose, and the jury found for McGuire in the amount of $650,000. The court granted Caterpillar’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict as well as an alternative motion for new trial.

On appeal McGuire contends 1) the court erred in granting judgment n.o.v., 2)…