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BERNARD v. KEE MFG. CO., INC.

No. 80-845.

394 So.2d 552 (1981)

James M. BERNARD, Jr., by and through His Mother, Natural Guardian and Next Friend, Roberta Bernard, and Roberta Bernard, Individually, Appellants, v. KEE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

February 25, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Klein, West Palm Beach, and Cone, Owen, Wagner, Nugent, Johnson, Hazouri & Roth, West Palm Beach, for appellants.

Sheldon J. Gensler, Sarasota, for appellee.

GRIMES, Judge.

This appeal considers the circumstances under which a company which purchases the assets of another company and continues its business is liable for injuries caused by a defective product manufactured and sold by the predecessor company.

On August 28, 1976, James M. Bernard, Jr., a minor, received injuries from a lawnmower manufactured and sold in 1967 by Flechas J. Kee d/b/a Kee Manufacturing, Inc. On April 3, 1972, Kee Manufacturing Company...

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