Fischer v. Cleveland Punch & Shear Works Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment awarding damages to the plaintiff for injuries suffered when the ram on a punch press came down on his arm. The defendants challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury verdict that the manufacturer of the press and the manufacturer of the foot control were causally negligent. The defendants also maintain that it was error to submit both negligence and strict liability questions to the jury and that the jury verdict was inconsistent in that it found the prod-ducts not unreasonably dangerous but did find the defendants causally negligent in the…