Legal Opinion
Rodia v. Tesco Corp.
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided June 30, 1987No. 4804PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBorden, J.
This case involves a product liability action brought by the named plaintiff and his wife for injuries sustained by the named plaintiff while operating a forklift in the course of his employment. The plaintiffs filed suit against two defendants: Clark Equipment Company (Clark), the manufacturer of the forklift; and Tesco Corporation (Tesco), the lessor of the forklift to the plaintiffs employer, C.N. Flagg & Company, Inc. (Flagg). Flagg moved to intervene as a coplaintiff in the action pursuant to General Statutes § 31-293,1 in order to recover benefits it had paid to the named plaintiff…
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