Knifong v. Caterpillar, Inc.

EDWIN H. SMITH, Chief Judge.

Caterpillar, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the Circuit Court of Jackson County, for the respondent, Kevin Kni-fong, on his products liability claim for damages for personal injuries he sustained from an explosion. The respondent, a mechanic, was seriously injured when the battery of the Caterpillar front-end loader, on which he was working as an employee of LaFarge Construction Company, exploded. The respondent brought suit against the appellant alleging, inter alia, that the explosion occurred as a direct result of a defect in the design of the battery of the…