Sacotte v. Ideal-Werk Krug & Priester MacHinen-fabrik

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals, 1 reversing an order of the circuit court for Marinette county, William M. Donovan, Circuit Judge, and remanding the matter for further action. We affirm the decision of the court of appeals.

The facts in this case are succinctly set out by the court of appeals as follows:

“Shirley Sacotte injured her fingers while using a paper cutter manufactured by Ideal-Werk. Ideal-Werk originally sold the cutter to Michael Business Machines Corporation, Ideal-Werk’s exclusive U.S. distributor. The cutter was eventually resold to Shirley’s employer.…