Pizza Inn, Inc. v. Tiffany

OPINION

McDONALD, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant Pizza, from judgment of $31,000, for plaintiff Tiffany, in a products liability case.

Plaintiff purchaser, sued defendant manufacturer-seller, of a dough rolling machine, for injuries sustained, when his fingers were crushed in the rollers, while operating the machine.

Plaintiff alleged: 1) defendant warranted the machine would not catch or injure the operators hands, and that the operator could not be hurt in its operation; and, 2) defendant failed to design the equipment with a shield that would prevent the hand of the operator…