Sles v. Heidelberg Eastern, Inc.

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Westchester County, entered January 18, 1979, which is in favor of the plaintiff in the principal sum of $404,502.50, upon a jury verdict. Judgment affirmed, with costs. In 1971 Rand McNally & Company, plaintiffs employer, installed a Polar Model 80 El Guillotine paper cutter at its Ossining plant. Some of the maintenance work on the paper cutter was done by Rand McNally’s own employee, Alberto H. Rabe, but at times defendant was called to service it. In the summer of 1973…