Wright v. Stang Manufacturing Co.

Opinion

LILLIE, P. J.

In this product liability action, plaintiff Skip Wright, a firefighter employed by the City of Glendale, was injured when a “deck gun” or water cannon mounted on a firetruck broke loose while under pressure from the water pump, throwing Wright in the air and onto the ground with the deck gun landing on him. Plaintiffs appeal from summary judgment granted in favor of defendants, collectively referred to herein as Stang, the alleged successors of the corporation which manufactured the deck gun. The issues on appeal are whether the trial court correctly determined that “There…