Legal Opinion
Sawyer v. Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 1986PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Plaintiff brought this action against the manufacturer of a press brake used to shape sheet metal, defendant Dreis & Krump Manufacturing Company, seeking to recover for injuries he sustained when his hand was crushed in it. Defendant in turn impleaded plaintiff’s employer, third-party defendant Cambridge Filter Corporation. Although plaintiff cannot remember the events just prior to the accident and there were no witnesses, he contended at trial that he was injured when he reached under the ram reflexively to secure a piece of slipping sheet metal on the bed of…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Voss v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Noseworthy v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Codling v. PagliaNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Noce v. KaufmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
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3Cited by82 opinions
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- Caban v. VegaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- Lugo v. LJN Toys, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
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