Legal Opinion
Lewis v. American Hoist & Derrick Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 14, 1971No. Civ. 35911PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
DUNN, J.
Plaintiffs Wayne Lewis and Harl Fry were employed by Charles J. Rounds Company as a crane operator and pile driver, respectively. On June 28, 1963, they and fellow employees were engaged in constructing a storm drain on South Rexford Drive just north' of West Pico Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Plaintiffs were injured when the boom of a crane they were using collapsed and fell; they filed suit. Their complaint for personal injuries was answered by defendants American Hoist & Derrick Company (herein American;), manufacturer of the crane, Brown-Bevis Industrial Equipment Company…
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