Tift v. Forage King Industries, Inc.

The question posed in this case is whether a business corporation which acquired substantially all of the assets of a predecessor sole proprietorship but which is substantially the same business organization and manufactures an almost identical product as its predecessor may be liable for injuries caused by a defective product manufactured by the predecessor. The circuit court for Barron county, JAMES C. EATON, Circuit Judge, concluded that the successor corporation could not be liable and granted the motion of the defendants for summary judgment dismissing the plaintiffs’ complaint.

The court…