Legal Opinion
Lane v. International Paper Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 22, 1989No. 88-1863PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, Judge.
This is an appeal of an order granting appellee’s motion for summary judgment in a products liability case. We affirm.
On December 6, 1985, Lane was employed as a utility worker at the Southwest Forest Industries (SFI) paper mill. On that day she was attempting to clear paper scraps from a belt conveyor when her right arm was caught between the conveyor belt and tail pulley. As a result of the accident, she suffered permanent injuries to her arm and shoulder.
The belt conveyor was designed and constructed by International Paper Company’s (IPC) in-house engineers and mechanics in…
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