Allen v. W.A. Virnau & Sons, Inc.

OPINION

EARL B. STOVER, Justice.

This is an appeal by appellants, Debra Allen and Fay Beale, from a summary judgment granted in favor of appellee W.A. Virnau & Sons, Inc. (“Virnau”) in a products liability case.

While mowing on a neighbor’s land, James Allen either fell off or was thrown from the tractor he was operating. The tractor continued to operate, pulling the mower behind the tractor over him and killing him. When Allen did not return home, his wife, Debra Allen, went to the neighbor’s property to look for him. After finding the tractor lodged against a tree with the motor still running,…