Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Hyster Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 23, 1994No. F019160PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SILVEIRA, J. *
Procedural History
On October 1,1990, plaintiffs Gerald Garcia, Jr., and Laura Garcia filed a complaint against defendant/respondent Hyster Company. The complaint charged that, while operating an “order picker” designed and manufactured by Hyster Company, Gerald Garcia was crushed between the order picker and a cross-beam. The complaint sought damages for Gerald Garcia’s physical and mental injuries and medical expenses, his lost earnings, and Laura Garcia’s loss of consortium.
Hyster Company answered with a general denial and various affirmative defenses, among which were…
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