Pacificorp v. Union Pacific Railroad

General Electric Company (GE) appeals a judgment holding it and Union Pacific Railroad (UPR) jointly and severally liable for damages to Pacificorp’s (plaintiffs) electrical transformer. We affirm.

Plaintiff shipped an 80,000 pound transformer to GE’s facility in Anaheim, .California, for repair. The transformer consists of a tank enclosing a coil, a core, and a switching mechanism. The switching mechanism is supported above the core by a wooden framework that insulates it from the core. The support framework is braced to the tank wall by clamps and bolts. GE repaired the transformer by…