Allied Industrial International, Inc. v. Placencio

OPINION

BUTTS, Justice.

This is a products liability action, arising when a grinding wheel flew apart, injuring plaintiff, Jose Placencio, as he worked with it. The injuries occurred when plaintiff was sharpening or grinding a 25 pound drill bit. It is the bench grinder to which the wheel was attached which is the subject product of the appeal. He with his wife, Frances, sued Allied Industrial International, Inc. and Coast Industrial Exchange, Inc., distributors of the bench grinder; Ray’s Bit Retipping Service, Inc., a retailer; Dresser Industries, manufacturer of the grinding wheel; and Crane…