Miller v. Pinnacle Door Co., Inc.

On or about March 20, 1995, defendant Pinnacle Door Company (Pinnacle) installed a remote-control garage door opener at the residential garage of plaintiff Mary Miller and her husband, Glen. On June 22, 1995, Mary was injured when operating an emergency release cord on the garage door opener. On March 26, 1996, Mary filed a complaint against Pinnacle, alleging, inter alia, Pinnacle was negligent in installing the release cord. In September 1997, on the second day of trial, and prior to plaintiff resting her case in chief, Pinnacle was granted leave to amend its pleadings to assert a…