Legal Opinion
Becker Pretzel Bakeries, Inc. v. Universal Oven Company
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 15, 1968No. Civ. 16554PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
This is an action by the purchaser of a large pretzel oven, Becker Pretzel Bakeries, Inc. (Becker), against the manufacturer-seller of the oven, Universal Oven Company, Inc. (Universal), to recover damages caused by a fire in the oven some months after it had been installed. At the trial before a jury plaintiff offered evidence that the fire was caused by slippage of the meshes in the oven; that there had been excessive slippage in the oven from the time it was installed and that Universal had made some ineffective efforts to correct the alleged defect; and that…
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