ULRICH v. KASCO ABRASIVES CO.


532 S.W.2d 197 (1976)

Robert Joseph ULRICH, Appellant, v. KASCO ABRASIVES COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

January 23, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murray J. Greenwald, Ralph G. Stone, Louisville, for appellant.

Walter R. King, Joseph H. Eckert, Charles E. Duncan, Duncan & Lehnig, Louisville, for appellees.


PALMORE, Justice.

The appellant, Robert Ulrich, was employed by the Marley Company as a welder. His duties included the operation of portable grinding machines. While he was operating one of these grinders the abrasive wheel or disc that had been mounted on it disintegrated, or "exploded," as it is described. Some of the pieces of the wheel struck him in the area of the groin, causing painful and permanent injury. He brought suit against Kasco Abrasives Company, manufacturer...

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