Legal Opinion
Fiorino v. Sears Roebuck & Co.
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided March 19, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
DREIER, P.J.A.D.
Defendants, Sears Roebuck & Company, the seller, and Emerson Electric Company, Inc., the manufacturer, appeal from a product liability judgment in favor of plaintiff, Thomas J. Fiorino, in the amount of $100,000, and his wife, Eileen M. Fiorino, for her per quod claim in the amount of $25,000. Plaintiff was injured when a Craftsman shredder-bagger, used to shred, bag or blow leaves, pivoted vertically towards plaintiff as he was attempting to start it, severely injuring his nose.
Plaintiff purchased the Craftsman combination leaf blower…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
- Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- State v. GilmoreSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- Cepeda v. Cumberland Engineering Company, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Navarro v. George Koch & Sons, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
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