Navistar International Transportation Corp. v. Ogletree

Pope, Judge.

This is a wrongful death action for the death of plaintiff Ogle-tree’s husband, who died as a result of injuries he sustained when a truck backed into him. Defendant Navistar International Transportation Corporation manufactured the cab and chassis of the vehicle and defendant Newton Crouch, Inc. installed a fertilizer spreader onto the truck chassis. The complaint alleges both defendants had a duty to design and manufacture their respective parts of the vehicle with due care for the safety of persons in the path of rearward movement of the vehicle. The complaint alleges both…