Legal Opinion
Hardiman v. Zep Manufacturing Co.
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided April 12, 1984No. 46566 No. 47259PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNahra, J.
Plaintiff-appellee, Daniel Hardiman, was employed by the city of Shaker Heights as a sewer worker. On May 23, 1979 he was sent to unclog a sewer line using Zep Super Sewer Aid, a caustic material containing lye. After opening the “test T” (a vertical access line to the main sewer), Hardiman poured in some Zep, the amount he poured being disputed. He was injured when the Super Sewer Aid erupted violently out of the “test T” and splashed him in the face and on the hand.
Hardiman admitted he did not read the warning label on the can of Zep Super Sewer Aid. At the time of the accident he was…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Porter v. Clerk of the Superior CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
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