Legal Opinion
Gebo v. Black Clawson Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 27, 1998PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Smith, J.
Defendant, the prior owner of an embossing machine, built into the machine a protective guarding system for its own use, not for purposes of market sale. We hold that in the circumstances presented defendant, as a “casual manufacturer,” cannot be held liable to the plaintiff-user in strict products liability or negligent design but is under a duty to provide plaintiff adequate warnings, a duty that was discharged here:
Plaintiff, Scott Gebo, an employee of Knowlton Specialty Papers, was injured on October 24, 1990, while operating a combination saturator/dryer line…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Voss v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Codling v. PagliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Liriano v. Hobart Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1998
- Victorson v. Bock Laundry Machine Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Preston v. Peter Luger Enterprises, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- Godoy v. Abamaster of Miami, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
- Sprung v. MTR Ravensburg, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 2003
- Marie Pierre-Louis v. DeLonghi America, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
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