Petto v. the Raymond Corp.

Plaintiff appeals as of right from the Allegan Circuit Court’s judgment of directed verdict in favor of defendant.

This is a products liability action. Plaintiff tore a ligament in his left knee while operating an electric hi-lo manufactured by defendant. Plaintiff testified that he sustained his injury when the hi-lo’s brake failed to function properly while he was on an incline. Petto tried to stop the hi-lo by turning it into a wall. Petto stuck his leg out just before the machine hit the wall, causing it to be pinned between the hi-lo and the cement wall, resulting in his injury and pain.

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