United States Gypsum Co. v. Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Machine Co.

Sloane, J.,

This matter comes before us on plaintiff’s petition to inspect, in advance of trial, drawings and plans in the exclusive possession of defendant and prepared by defendant in constructing a 9,000-ton hydraulic press for plaintiff for use in manufacturing compressed asbestos sheets.

Plaintiff, in its statement of claim, alleges failure of the parts (original and replacement parts) to do what they were meant to do; it asserts improper design of the press which rendered it unable to withstand the great pressures required. Plaintiff maintains that to prove improper design it must submit…