Legal Opinion
Hanlon v. Cyril Bath Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 9, 1975No. 75-1334PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
HASTIE, Circuit Judge.
This is a products liability case. Appeal has been taken from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict that absolved Cyril Bath Co. from strict liability for an accidental injury suffered by the then 18 years old plaintiff, Robert Samuel Hanlon. He had been injured while operating a press brake that Cyril Bath had manufactured and sold some 17 years before the accident.
A press brake is a machine used to bend, form or punch metal. Essential force is supplied by a powered ram that moves vertically. At the time of this accident the activating component of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Speyer, Inc. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Delmar B. Dennis v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
- Rios v. Niagara MacHine & Tool WorksAppellate Court of Illinois · 1973
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