WILKERSON v. C.O. PORTER MACHINERY CO.


237 N.J. Super. 282 (1989)

567 A.2d 598

JAMES WILKERSON, PLAINTIFF, v. C.O. PORTER MACHINERY CO., COPCO, INC., A SUBSIDIARY OF TANNEWICZ, INC., STARMARK INDUSTRIES, INC., JOHN DOE I AND JOHN DOE II, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Union County.

Decided June 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis J. Dooley for plaintiff.

Martin B. Wallerstein for defendant (Di Rienzo, Wallerstein & Fellman, attorneys).


WECKER, J.S.C.

Defendant COPCO, INC. ("COPCO") seeks summary judgment on this products liability claim on the ground that it did not manufacture the radial saw that caused plaintiff's injury. Defendant admits it purchased assets of the actual manufacturer, C.O. Porter Machinery Co. ("C.O. Porter") in bankruptcy and continued to produce a similar model saw. However, COPCO argues that New Jersy's successor liability doctrine, as set forth in Ramirez v. Amsted Industries...

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