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NATH v. NATIONAL EQUIPMENT LEASING CORP.

282 Pa.Super. 142 (1980)

422 A.2d 868

Donald John NATH, Jr., Appellant, v. NATIONAL EQUIPMENT LEASING CORPORATION.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 7, 1980.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted February 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Behrend and Charles H. Staub, III, Behrend, Aronson & Morrow, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Randall J. McConnell, Jr., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

Before SPAETH, WICKERSHAM and LIPEZ, JJ.

SPAETH, Judge:

The issue in this case is whether the doctrine of strict liability under the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A1 should be applied to an equipment leasing corporation.

On March 29, 1972, appellant, Donald John Nath, was injured when his left hand became caught in the gears and blades of a wire and cable stripping machine; as a result, he lost three fingers and part of his hand. The machine had

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