Legal Opinion
Maurice Porchia v. Design Equip. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1997No. 96-2448PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
On June 10, 1991, Maurice Porchia lost part of his right arm in an accident involving a Stork Protecon PMT-41 meat tenderizing machine. Porchia asserted negligence claims against both Stork Protecon, B.V. (Stork), manufacturer of the machine, and Design Equipment Company, a division of Griffith Laboratories (Griffith), seller of the machine to Porehia’s employer. In addition, Porchia sought to have both defendants held strictly liable for their respective roles as manufacturer and distributor of an allegedly unreasonably dangerous machine. The case proceeded to trial,…
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