Downie v. Kent Products, Inc

This is an appeal of a products liability action arising out of a work-related injury. In addition to her pursuit of workers’ compensation benefits from her employer, plaintiff filed this suit against the manufacturer of the machine on which she was injured.

This case poses three distinct questions for our consideration. The first is whether the courts below erred in denying defendant E. W. Bliss’ motion for a directed verdict premised on the assertion that plaintiff had failed to present sufficient evi*200dence to demonstrate the existence of a prima facie case of negligence due to a failure to…