American Hoist & Derrick Co. v. Duran
American Hoist & Derrick Co. v. Duran
Opinion of the Court
American Hoist and Derrick Co., Inc. (Amhoist), a nonresident manufacturer and seller, shipped to its exclusive Florida distributor a crane which was sold to a Florida operator. The use of the crane resulted in the death of Jose Duran-Perez. His personal representative and others instituted this action based on breach of warranty, negligence, and strict product liability against Amhoist and two co-defendants. In answers to interrogatories, Amhoist admitted that during the relevant periods it “may have” advertised its products in publications circulated in Florida, supplied sales materials to its exclusive distributor
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- AMERICAN HOIST AND DERRICK COMPANY, INC., a foreign corporation v. Gayle DURAN, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jose Duran-Perez, and Keith Marcel Duran, Michelle Elizabeth Duran, and Brian Christopher Duran, minors, individually, by and through their mother and natural guardian Gayle Duran, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jose Duran-Perez
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- Status
- Published