Legal Opinion
Burke v. Hamilton Beach Division, Scovill Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided January 2, 1981PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKUSICK, Chief Justice.
In this products liability case brought in the Superior Court (Cumberland County), plaintiff Rosemary Burke appeals from a judgment on the pleadings entered in favor of both defendants, Day’s, Inc. and Hamilton Beach Division of Scovill Manufacturing Company. We affirm the judgment.
On November 25, 1958, plaintiff purchased at retail from defendant Day’s an electric mixer manufactured by defendant Hamilton Beach. The mixer performed properly for nearly twenty years, until February 4, 1978, when an alleged malfunction in a safety mechanism caused the mixer to turn on…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Randy Knitwear, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1962
- Baxter v. Ford Motor Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1932
- Wallace v. Coca-Cola Bottling Plants, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1970
- Miller v. FallonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1936
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Adams v. Buffalo Forge Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1982
- Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. v. VickSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- Austin v. Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1984
- Chiapetta v. Clark AssociatesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
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