Legal Opinion
Electric Power Board of Chattanooga v. St. Joseph Valley Structural Steel Corp.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 1985PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Justice.
This is a products liability action arising out of an accident that occurred June 12, 1979. Two employees of the Electric Power Board of Chattanooga, Wayne Autry and Jodey Bates, suffered serious personal injuries and the Power Board sustained substantial property damage when a 75 ft. aerial device, referred to as a “cherry picker,” collapsed while the two men were working in its upraised bucket. Autry and Bates and their spouses brought actions for damages for personal injuries and the Power Board brought an action for property damages against Map Enterprises, Inc.,…
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