Legal Opinion
Sage v. Fairchild-Swearingen Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 17, 1987PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Simons, J.
Plaintiff, Joan Sage, an employee of third-party defendant Commuter Airlines, Inc., was injured while working in an aircraft owned by Commuter and manufactured by defendant Fairchild-Swearingen Corporation. The accident happened after plaintiff finished unloading baggage from the aircraft and attempted to lower herself from the cargo compartment. While doing so, she caught her finger on a hanger or hook attached to the doorway of the cargo compartment injuring the finger so severely that it had to be amputated. She subsequently instituted this action against…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Codling v. PagliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Robinson v. Reed-Prentice Division of Package Machinery Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
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