Kuisis v. Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

On January 17,1967, appellant, Andrew Kuisis, was injured by a load of steel pipe which fell on him when a brake locking mechanism on the crane from which the pipe was suspended became disengaged. Kuisis brought suit against appellee Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation (Baldwin), the manufacturer and seller of the crane.1 At the conclusion of the evidence, Baldwin’s motion for a directed verdict was denied and the case went to the jury, which was dismissed when it could not agree on a verdict. The court en banc thereafter denied Kuisis’ motion for a new trial and…