Stanfield v. Medalist Industries, Inc.

Third-party defendant, General Electric Cabinet Co., appeals from an order denying its motion to dismiss the third-party complaint brought herein. The facts are as follows.

Ossie Stanfield (hereinafter referred to as “employee”), an employee of General Electric Cabinet Co. (hereinafter referred to as “employer”), was injured when her hand was partly amputated by a machine she was operating for the first time.

The machine had been manufactured by Medalist Industries, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “manufacturer”). In addition to filing a workmen’s compensation claim, the employee filed suit…