Lorena Harriet Ridenhour v. Colson Caster

Plaintiff Lorena Ridenhour brought this action for the wrongful death of her husband Lester Ridenhour, who died on December 23, 1980, as a result of injuries which he sustained the preceding day when he fell from a scaffold owned by defendant M. C. Rippeto Company, Inc., (""Rippeto""). Decedent, an iron worker, was employed by McCarthy Brothers Construction Company, the general contractor for the construction of an addition to the Phelps County Memorial Hospital at Rolla. Rippeto was a plastering subcontractor for McCarthy Brothers. The second defendant was Colson Caster Corporation, (""Colson""). Plaintiff claimed that Colson had manufactured the casters attached to the legs of the scaffold. The jury found the issues in favor of plaintiff and against Rippeto and awarded plaintiff $150,000. The jury denied plaintiff recovery on her claim against Colson. Only Rippeto appeals.