Marois v. Paper Converting MacHine Co.

NICHOLS, Justice.

The Defendant, Paper Converting Machine Company, appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court (Kennebec County) entered upon a jury verdict, finding the Defendant liable for personal injuries sustained by the Plaintiff, Michael Marois, an employee of Statler Tissue Company, Augusta, while operating a paper rewinder manufactured by the Defendant. The Defendant contends that the Superior Court erred when it: (1) determined that there was sufficient evidence to allow the jury to find that the Defendant’s machine was the proximate cause of the injury; (2) instructed the jury…