Santiago v. Package MacHinery Co.

Plaintiff sues to recover for injuries sustained when the lower part of her right arm was crushed between the die plates or molds of a plastic injection molding machine built by the defendant. Count I of the complaint charged the defendant with negligence in the design and manufacture of the machine. Count II charged that defendant was strictly liable for plaintiff’s injuries in that the machine was defective and unsafe when it left defendant’s possession and control. Following the return of a verdict for defendant, a motion for new trial was denied, judgment was entered on the verdict and…