Legal Opinion
Smith v. Hobart Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 30, 1962No. Nos. 13667, 13668PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GANEY, Circuit Judge.
Howard Smith’s right hand became entangled in the revolving worm of an electrically powered meat grinder and was seriously injured as a result of his slipping on a platform while feeding meat to the grinder on May 6, 1957. At the time he was working within the course and scope of his employment in an establishment owned by his employer, Holiday Frosted Food Co. (“Holiday”) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He brought an action against The Hobart Manufacturing Company (“Hobart”), the designer and manufacturer of the grinder, on the theory that the machine was defectively…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Anderson v. Bushong Pontiac Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1961
- Mannsz v. MacWhyte Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1946
- Tua v. Brentwood Motor Coach CompanySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1952
- Fegley v. Lycoming Rubber Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1911
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Cepeda v. Cumberland Engineering Company, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Lockett v. General Electric CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Wells v. Web MacHinery Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Hossic v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Percy Lenoir v. C. O. Porter MacHinery Company and Buss Automation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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