Southwire Co. v. Beloit Eastern Corp.

OPINION

EDWARD R. BECKER, District Judge.

I. Preliminary Statement

This suit was brought to recover damages occasioned by the malfunction of a large machine known as a tubular strand- er, which twists together seven or eight wires of aluminum or steel into wire rope. 1 The malfunction occurred on January 23, 1964 and was caused by the failure of a cradle casting which supports the large bobbins of wire that feed the machine. Plaintiff Southwire Company (Southwire), a firm engaged in making electrical wire and cable for distribution in the South, is the owner of the malfunctioning strander which…