Ingersoll-Rand Co. v. Harrington

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

This is a product liability suit. Jerry Harrington sustained personal injuries while working in the course and scope of his employment as a pipefitter. Harrington was grinding a weld with a power tool described as a sander or grinder. The grinding disk lodged against the pipe and froze. When Harrington attempted to free it the grinder kicked back. The handle broke off and the grinding disk struck his face. Harrington sued Ingersoll-Rand, the alleged manufacturer and seller of the sander/grinder. The jury found for the plaintiff on the defective product and defective…