LaPollo Ex Rel. LaPollo v. General Electric Co.

OPINION

COHEN, Senior District Judge:

Presently before the court in this diversity suit for personal injuries by plaintiff, Charles J. LaPollo, is a motion by defendant Hobart Manufacturing Company, Inc. (“Hobart”) for summary judgment. For the following reasons, Hobart’s motion shall be granted in part and denied in part.

On June 3, 1985, plaintiff, a restaurant employee at defendant Ponderosa, Inc. (“Ponderosa”), suffered burns and other injuries in the course of operating a deep fryer at work. It appears undisputed that the deep fryer, Model No. AK-40, was manufactured and distributed by…