Gowler v. Ferrell-Ross Co.

Defendant, Ferrell-Ross Co., appeals from a judgment entered against it and in favor of plaintiff, Jack Gowler, for the sum of $794,304 as damages for personal injuries sustained by plaintiff when his hand was caught in the rollers of a Ross cracking mill, a machine manufatitured and distributed by defendant. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) plaintiff had failed to establish that the Ross cracking mill was in the same condition at the time of the accident that it was in when it was manufactured; (2) the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence testimony and exhibits relating to…