Legal Opinion
Davis v. Globe MacHine Manufacturing Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 21, 1984No. 49923-3PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
On April 1, 1977, petitioner Alice Davis was injured while cleaning a glue spreading machine at Hines Lumber Mill (Hines) in Oregon. The glue spreader was manufactured by respondent Globe Machine Manufacturing Company (Globe). Davis brought this products liability action against Globe on theories of strict liability and negligence.
Globe began manufacturing glue spreaders in 1951. The precise date of manufacture of the machine by which Davis was injured was not ascertainable. It was determined, however, to have been manufactured some time between the 1950's and early 1960's. Hines purchased…
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