TAKACH v. B.M. ROOT CO.


279 Pa.Super. 167 (1980)

420 A.2d 1084

Thomas TAKACH and Mary D. Takach, his wife, v. B.M. ROOT COMPANY, Appellant, v. EASTERN WOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY, Additional Defendant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester L. Greevy, Jr., Williamsport, for appellant.

Richard Gahr, Williamsport, submitted a brief on behalf of Thomas Takach and Mary D. Takach, appellees.

C. Edward Mitchell, Williamsport, will not file a brief on behalf of Eastern Wood Products.

Before PRICE, SPAETH and LIPEZ, JJ.


SPAETH, Judge:

This is a products liability case. The principal issue is whether the defendant should be granted a new trial.

Thomas Takach, an employee for Eastern Wood Products Company, operated a machine that bored holes into wooden pallets manufactured by his employer. The procedure in operating the machine was as follows: First, the operator placed a pallet on a hydraulically-operated table. Then, he pressed a footswitch to raise the table to meet the...

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