DeLeon v. Commercial Manufacturing & Supply Co.

Opinion

WOOLPERT, J.

Is custom-made factory equipment which is safe to use in some locations “defective” because in a particular location its use may bring the operator in contact with an adjacent rotating line shaft built and maintained by the plant owners? In this case the trial court granted a summary judgment in favor of the defendant equipment manufacturer on the theory that the manufacturer was not responsible for choosing the location of the equipment in the fruit processing line; therefore, the equipment, having no inherent defect, could not be the cause of the plaintiff-employee’s…