Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.

This products liability action arose out of injuries sustained in an accident involving the operation of a hand-operated forklift manufactured by defendant. The procedural events leading up to this appeal include two trials1 and two reversals and remands for new trials by the Court of Ap*675peals.2 3****Plaintiffs John Prentis and his wife, Helen, brought suit alleging both negligence and breach of implied warranty, predicating defendant manufacturer’s liability upon the alleged defective design of the forklift. Although the trial judge included both negligence and breach of warranty in his…