Mettinger v. Globe Slicing MacH. Co., Inc.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

POLLOCK, J.

The ultimate issue is whether W.W. Lowensten, Inc. (Lowensten), a distributor, which sold and serviced a defective meat slicer that injured plaintiff, David Mettinger, is entitled to maintain an action for indemnification against Globe Food Equipment Company (Globe Food), the alleged successor to the product line of the manufacturer, Globe Slicing Machine Co. (Globe Slicing). The Law Division rejected Lowensten’s claim for indemnification, and the Appellate Division reversed, 292 N.J.Super. 293, 678 A.2d 1115 (1996). We granted Globe Food’s…