Legal Opinion
Mobberly v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 1965No. 3103PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRutherford, P. J.
This is an appeal on questions of law from a judgment rendered, upon a jury verdict, in favor of Albert Mobberly, the plaintiff, appellee herein, against Sears, Roebuck & Co., the defendant, appellant herein, in the sum of $150,000.
A “David Bradley” two-wheel portable farm grain elevator manufactured by the Red Cross Manufacturing Corp. and put on the market by Sears as its own product was sold by Sears to Harry Rohrer in July 1955. Albert Mobberly was injured when it collapsed while being moved on August 8, 1958.
The elevator weighed approximately eight-hundred pounds. It was mounted on a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Masters v. New York Central Rd.Ohio Supreme Court · 1947
- Stevens v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1940
- Tyson Ex Rel. Tyson v. Long Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
- Maloney v. . Cunard Steamship Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Durst v. Van GundyOhio Court of Appeals · 1982
- Wells v. Jeep CorporationWyoming Supreme Court · 1975
- Joseph E. Dowdell v. U.S. Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Moody v. Sears, Roebuck & CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 1971
- Oropesa v. Huffman Manufacturing Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1965
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