Muhlhahn v. Triple Cee Bar & Restaurant Supply Co.

Yesawich, Jr., J.

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court (Swartwood, J.), entered May 23, 1986 in Tompkins County, upon a verdict rendered in favor of plaintiff.

Plaintiff instituted suit by service of a summons with notice alleging “personal injury as a result of defective product”. She claimed to have suffered a second degree chemical burn to her leg while using a cleansing and degreasing agent said to have been distributed by defendant. When defendant failed to serve a timely response, a default was taken and an inquest to assess the amount of plaintiff’s damages was held; a jury…