Olathe Manufacturing, Inc. v. Browning Manufacturing

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Abbott, J.:

The plaintiff in this case is Olathe Manufacturing, Inc. (Olathe). The remaining defendant is Browning Manufacturing, Inc., (Browning), a division of Emerson Power Transmission Corporation. Olathe designs, manufactures, and sells cutters, chippers, and tub grinders. Browning manufactures bearings and sells the bearings to distributors, including Bearing Headquarters Company (BHQ). Olathe purchased Browning bearings from BHQ as a component part for a new product which Olathe designed and sold, the 866 Tub Grinder. The bearings failed, causing…