Davis v. FMC Corp., Food Processing Machinery Division

CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Marilyn Davis filed a diversity action against FMC Corporation, Food Processing Machinery Division (“FMC”) for injuries she sustained from a machine FMC had manufactured and sold to her employer, Joan of Arc Company (“Joan of Arc”). FMC appeals from a $326,620 verdict against it. We affirm.

I

Sixteen-year-old Marilyn Davis was operating a corn-cutting machine at Joan of Arc’s Hoopeston, Illinois, canning facility on August 16, 1976, when her right hand came into contact with a chain and sprocket assembly resulting in the partial loss of four fingers. As a result…