Legal Opinion
Chairez v. James Hamilton Construction Co.
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided May 15, 2009No. 27,581, 28,201PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRY, Chief Judge.
{1} In this appeal we address a facet of strict liability concerning a manufacturer’s liability when, after delivery, a product is altered by the user. The product involved is a portable rock crushing plant designed by Defendant N.C. Ribble (NCR) and delivered to Defendant Hamilton Construction Company (Hamilton) in 1981. After the rock crusher was delivered, it was modified, apparently to make it easier for a worker to gain access to the feed box of the machine to clear rock jams or to maintain mechanical parts. Part of the modification included the removal of a metal…
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