Buzzell v. Bliss

OPINION

FORSBERG, Judge.

This is a products liability action involving a punch press, manufactured by respondent E.W. Bliss [hereafter Bliss], on which appellant Lynda Buzzell lost parts of two fingers. A safety device had been installed by the employer, respondent Twin City Tool, but was not in use at the time of the accident. The trial court in 1981 granted summary judgment in favor of the manufacturer of the safety device, Safeguard Manufacturing. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Bliss, finding no product defect and apportioning 100% of fault to Buzzell, who appeals from both…