Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Precision Papers, Inc.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 18, 1986PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
The record presents triable issues of fact concerning whether the forklift, as marketed with an attached but removable overhead safety guard, was "not reasonably safe” (Voss v Black & Decker Mfg. Co., 59 NY2d 102, 108) for the uses intended or reasonably anticipated by the manufacturer (see, Micallef v Miehle Co., 39 NY2d 376, 385-386).
As correctly noted by the Appellate Division in denying defendant’s motion for summary judgment (CPLR 3212), this court’s holding in Robinson v Reed-Prentice Div.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Voss v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Robinson v. Reed-Prentice Division of Package Machinery Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
3Cited by62 opinions
- Liriano v. Hobart Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Colon Ex Rel. Molina v. Bic USA, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
- Sukljian v. Charles Ross & Son Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Hoover v. New Holland North America, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2014
- Ayala v. V & O Press Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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