Case Name: James A. MATHIS, et ux., Appellant, v. FOOTE STEEL CORP., etc., et al., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1984-06-14
Citations: 452 So. 2d 984
Docket Number: No. 83-1252
Parties: James A. MATHIS, et ux., Appellant, v. FOOTE STEEL CORP., etc., et al., Appellee.
Judges: SHARP and COWART, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 452
Pages: 984–985

Head Matter:
James A. MATHIS, et ux., Appellant, v. FOOTE STEEL CORP., etc., et al., Appellee.
No. 83-1252.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
June 14, 1984.
Rehearing Denied July 9, 1984.
Irvin A. Meyers and Sherry L. Davis of Meyers & Mooney, P.A., Orlando, for appellant.
W. Gregory Loekeby of Walker, Buck-master, Miller & Ketcham, P.A., Orlando, for appellee.

Opinion:
DAUKSCH, Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment in a personal injury case. We reverse.
The plaintiff alleges the defendant, a manufacturer of a boom crane, negligently designed and manufactured the crane. The appellee counters with a denial of the allegations and asserts the crane was substantially altered after delivery. Whether the crane was substantially altered thus relieving this defendant of blame for plaintiffs injuries is not to be decided by summary judgment. It is a factual question, not a question of law for the trial judge, whether the crane was improperly designed, or manufactured; or whether it was substantially altered.
The summary judgment is reversed and this cause remanded for further proceedings.
REVERSED and REMANDED.
SHARP and COWART, JJ., concur.