Rupp v. Vock & Weiderhold, Inc.

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

WILLIAM K. THOMAS, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Raymond Lee Rupp and his wife Linda Lee Rupp sue for damages for the amputation of Raymond’s left hand while working on July 16, 1966, at a plant of Chase Brass Copper Company in Western Ohio. The accident is claimed to have happened while he was operating a non-ferrous, metal extruding, cutting and polishing machine. Plaintiffs claim that it was allegedly negligently manufactured and installed in 1965 by defendant Vock & Weiderhold, Inc. and defendant Schumag Aachen *112Schumacher Mettallwerke, A. G. (hereafter Schumag).

Defendant…