ILICH v. JOHN E. SMITH SONS CO., INC.


145 N.J. Super. 415 (1976)

367 A.2d 1216

PETER ILICH, PLAINTIFF, v. JOHN E. SMITH SONS CO., INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, AND JOHN E. SMITH SONS CO., INC. ET ALS. AND LUCAS L. LORENZ, INC., THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFFS, v. VIC SMOLEN, THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided November 10, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Bruce A. Tritsch for plaintiff (Messrs. Feinberg, Feinberg & Tritsch, attorneys).

Mr. John L. McDermott for defendant John E. Smith Sons Co., Inc. (Messrs. McDermott & McGee, attorneys).

Mr. Rocco L. D'Ambrosio for defendant Lucas L. Lorenz, Inc. (Messrs. O'Donnell, Leary & D'Ambrosio, attorneys).

Mr. George J. Mandle, Jr. for defendant Vic Smolen.


DREIER, J.C.C., temporarily assigned.

In this products liability action plaintiff was injured while operating an allegedly defective meat grinding machine. The accident occurred on July 23, 1973 when, as a result of his hand becoming caught in the machine, plaintiff suffered an amputation of a portion of his arm. Specifically, plaintiff alleges that a defect in the machine was the absence of a "on-off" switch located...

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