DoCanto v. Ametek, Inc.

The defendant, a manufacturer of ironing machinery used in commercial laundries, argues various exceptions arising out of a trial which resulted in verdicts for the plaintiffs aggregating $467,000. 2

On July 16, 1968, Ezila C. doCanto (Ezila) was one of two operators of a “Troy Speedline 8 Roll Flat Work Ironer” at the Boston premises of Hospital Laundry Association, Inc. (Laundry). The defendant, Ametek, Inc. (Ametek), had sold the ironer to Laundry and installed it in the latter part of 1961. Ezila’s job was to put sheets into the ironer from one side, while another operator did so on the…