Stephen B. Kuzma v. United States Rubber Company, a Corporation

McLaughlin, circuit judge.

Defendant appeals in this personal injury case from the entry of judgment in favor of plaintiff and the denial of its motions for judgment n. o. v. or, alternatively, a new trial.

Plaintiff, a grinding wheel operator in the hot roll shop of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (J. & L.), was injured when an abrasive wheel manufactured by defendant disintegrated while being used by him. Plaintiff’s cause of action was predicated on defendant’s negligence and breach of warranty in the manufacture and sale of its wheel to plaintiff’s employer. The defense was based on the…