Pelc v. Bendix MacHine Tool Corp.

Plaintiff, Carol Ann Pele, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Gary P. Pele, deceased, and as next friend of Jeffrey P. Pele, appeals as of right from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, Bendix Machine Tool Corporation.

This products liability case involves principles of successor corporate liability as impacted by an intervening bankruptcy. Essential to our resolution of the legal issues is the factual determination of whether the manner, quantity and quality of the acquisition by Bendix Machine Tool Corporation (Bendix) of the assets of Colonial Broach and…