Legal Opinion
Decker v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 29, 1983PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNolan, J.
The defendants, The Black and Decker Manufacturing Company (Black & Decker) and Pittsfield Supply Company, Inc. (Pittsfield), appeal from summary judgment against them on their third-party complaints for indemnity against Lenox Machine Company, Inc. (Lenox). We affirm.
The plaintiff was injured in the course of his employment for Lenox when a radial arm saw that he was operating “kicked back” a piece of formica that he was cutting and caused his hand to be pulled into the revolving blade. The saw was manufactured by Black & Decker and sold to Lenox by Pittsfield. When Lenox purchased the saw,…
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