Courthouse News Service: (CN) - The maker and seller of a lawnmower that backed over a toddler, causing severe injuries, cannot be held liable, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled.
Kirk Norton was using a Deer riding lawnmower in May 2006 when he decided to put the machine in reverse. Though the mower cuts power to the blades in reverse mode, users can override the feature and keep the blades spinning with the simple push of a button.
Norton pressed the button and looked over his right shoulder, but he did not notice that his 2-year-old daughter Eve approached his blind spot on the left.
Eve survived the accident but lost a leg.
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