Legal Opinion
Germann v. F.L. Smithe MacHine Co.
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided April 24, 1986No. C9-85-1442PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOZNIAK, Judge.
F.L. Smithe Machine Company, the defendant in this products liability action, appeals from the judgment and from the trial court’s order denying its motion for a new trial or judgment N.O.V. The jury found by special verdict that Smithe’s hydraulic press was defective due to Smithe’s failure to warn or instruct as to its safe use. We affirm.
FACTS
On July 21, 1982, respondent Dan Ger-mann injured his left leg when it was caught just below the knee in a hydraulic press manufactured by Smithe. At the time of the accident, Germann was operating the machine in the course of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Stuempges v. Parke, Davis & Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Bilotta v. Kelley Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- McCormack v. Hankscraft CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- Lesmeister v. DillySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1983
- Jacobs v. Rosemount Dodge-Winnebago SouthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1981
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Germann v. F.L. Smithe MacHine Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Alevizos v. METROPOLITAN AIRPORTS COM'NCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1990
- Bigay v. GarveyCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1997
- Germann v. F.L. Smithe Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- Kath v. Burlington Northern RailroadCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
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