Timmerman v. Universal Corrugated Box MacHinery Corp.

This appeal by the plaintiffs arises from a jury verdict of no cause of action in their products liability suit against the manufacturer of the machine which injured James L. Timmerman (hereinafter "plaintiff’).

On June 16, 1970, plaintiff was operating a machine known as a "printer-slotter” for his employer, Stone Container Corporation. The machine prints labels and other material on heavy cardboard and then fabricates same into boxes. The machine is large and utilizes 250-pound rollers. There is a clearance between rollers of 0.007 inches. The rollers require inking and adjustment along…