MATTHEWS v. F.M.C. CORPORATION

(10159)

190 Conn. 700 (1983)

BRIDGET MATTHEWS v. F.M.C. CORPORATION

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 26, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Gallagher, with whom, on the brief, were Richard A. Jontos, James J. Gentile and Elizabeth A. Dorsey, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Edward J. Holahan, Jr., for the appellee (defendant).

PETERS, HEALEY, SHEA, GRILLO and SPONZO, JS.


SHEA, J.

In this suit seeking damages for personal injuries received from a product claimed to be defective the jury found the issues for the defendant manufacturer. The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment rendered in accordance with the verdict and contends: (1) that the charge to the jury unwarrantedly confined the basis for imposing liability on the defendant to the malfunctioning of the machine; and (2) that the evidence was insufficient for submission to...

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