FMC Corp. v. Brown
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Presiding Judge.
On November 4, 1981, Danny Brown, a 28-year-old construction worker, was electrocuted when the hoist line of a crane being used to move a load of metal forms contacted an energized power line while his hand was touching the load. His widow and administratrix of his estate, Sharon K. Brown, brought a wrongful death products liability suit on behalf of herself and their two children against FMC Corporation, manufacturer of the crane. Brown contended FMC was liable for damages resulting from the death of her husband because it had manufactured and sold its crane to…
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