Legal Opinion
Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.
California Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1978No. S.F. 23519PublishedCited by 541 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TOBRINER, Acting C. J.
In August 1970, plaintiff Ray Barker was injured at a construction site at the University of California at Santa Cruz while operating a high-lift loader manufactured by defendant Lull Engineering Co. and leased to plaintiff’s employer by defendant George M. Philpott Co., Inc. Claiming that his injuries were proximately caused, inter alia, by the alleged defective design of the loader, Barker instituted the present tort action seeking to recover damages for his injuries. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendants, and plaintiff appeals from the judgment…
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