Baker Valley Lumber, Inc. v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.

The plaintiff, Baker Valley Lumber, Inc. (Baker Valley), appeals a ruling by the Superior Court {Sullivan, J.) barring the testimony of its expert witnesses under New Hampshire Rule of Evidence 702 and dismissing its negligence and products liability claims against defendants Ingersoll-Rand Company (Ingersoll-Rand) and Air Services of NH, Inc. (Air Services). We reverse the dismissals and remand to the trial court.

On March 25, 1995, a fire destroyed the Baker Valley sawmill in Rumney. Employee witnesses and the fire marshal’s investigation identified the room housing the mill’s air compressor…