Legal Opinion

Copp v. Corning Glass Works

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 24, 1986PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Denman, J.

Sterry Copp seeks to impose liability on his former employer, Corning Glass Works (Corning), for injuries he sustained when his arm became caught in a corrugating machine which his employer, Weyerhaeuser Corporation, had purchased from Corning five months prior to the accident. Special Term granted defendant’s motion to dismiss causes of action for strict products liability and breach of express and implied warranties, but denied its motion with respect to the cause of action for negligent failure to warn. We conclude that defendant, as a matter of law, had no…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Robinson v. Reed-Prentice Division of Package Machinery Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Schumacher v. Richards Shear Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. Lancaster Silo & Block Co. v. Northern Propane Gas Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  5. Rosebrock v. General Electric Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sukljian v. Charles Ross & Son Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Romel v. RealeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
  3. Ruggiero v. Max Braun & Sons, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  4. Catherwood v. American Sterilizer Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. Clute v. PaquinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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