Fuller v. Tractor & Equipment Co., Inc.

The plaintiff, Leeland Fuller, sued Tractor Equipment Company, Inc. (hereinafter "T E"), alleging that T E negligently designed, manufactured, or installed an air conditioning system upon a front-end loader sold to Fuller's employer. The trial court granted T E's motion for summary judgment, and Fuller appeals.

T E sold a used model 560 International front-end loader to S M Equipment Company, Fuller's employer. One of the conditions of the sales agreement called for T E to install air conditioning on the loader. After the loader was delivered to S M's place of business, T E contracted with…