Dale H. Myers v. A.O. Smith Harvestore

Dale and Ila Myers, operators of a dairy farm near New Plymouth, Idaho, purchased a feed storage and delivery system from Rocky Mountain Harvestore Products, Inc. (hereinafter Rocky Mountain). Alan Myers, their son, also fed his separately-owned cattle out of this unit. The system was designed and manufactured by A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc., and A.O. Smith Corporation (collectively hereinafter A.O. Smith). Agristor Credit Corporation financed the purchase.[Footnote 1] The Myers were dissatisfied with the system and sought help from Rocky Mountain. Eventually the Myers removed the system and brought this action against Rocky Mountain and A.O. Smith. The district court granted partial summary judgment to Rocky Mountain and A.O. Smith on the Myers claims sounding in tort. Following a trial, the jury returned a special verdict in the defendants favor. The court denied the Myers subsequent motion for a new trial.