Alessandrini v. Weyerhauser Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and complaint dismissed. Memorandum: Plaintiff Robert Alessandrini was injured while lifting a cardboard carton that contained a La-Z-Boy chair. He commenced this action against, inter alia, the manufacturer and the seller of the chair, contending that each was liable in strict products liability because of its failure to warn of the risk inherent in lifting the carton by holes cut from its sides. The IAS Court denied the motion of La-Z-Boy Chair Company and Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated (defendants) for summary…
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