Tassin v. Crescent Paint & Varnish Co.

[.WALTER J. ROTHSCHILD, Judge.

Following a bench trial on the issue of liability, plaintiff appeals from a judgment rendered in favor of defendant, dismissing plaintiffs suit. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

Bruce Tassin filed the instant petition for damages against Crescent Paint and Varnish Company and its insurer alleging that he was injured when he lost control of a floor buffer which he had leased from defendant. Plaintiff alleged that while buffing a hardwood floor with the “Tornado Utility Floor Buffer,” the unit jammed and prevented him from…