Pitt v. Century II, Inc.

Arnold F. Pitt appeals from a judgment based on a remittitur of the jury's award of damages in this products liability case. The defendant, a crane manufacturer, Century II, Inc., did not appeal. We affirm in part; reverse in part; and render a judgment.

The case arose out of an accident that occurred on July 23, 1990, at the State Docks while Pitt, a State Docks employee, was driving a CN128 crane, a 28-ton model, manufactured by Century II, Inc. Tractor and Equipment Company, a distributor of heavy equipment, had lent the crane to the State Docks while the State Docks awaited delivery of a…