CANNON v. SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.


374 Mass. 739 (1978)

374 N.E.2d 582

JEREMIAH CANNON vs. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND Co. & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

April 3, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel J. Concemi for the plaintiff.

Lawrence J. Fitzgerald for the defendants.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, KAPLAN, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.


LIACOS, J.

The plaintiff appeals from the allowance by the Superior Court of the defendants' motion for summary judgment. See Mass. R. Civ. P. 56, 365 Mass. 824 (1974). This product liability action for personal injury arises from the alleged collapse of an aluminum extension ladder. The plaintiff claims that the defendants, Sears, Roebuck and Co. (Sears), and White Metal Rolling and Stamping Corp. (White Metal), were negligent in the design and manufacture of said...

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