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HACKETT v. ALCO STANDARD CORP.

TC 82-1480; CA A29553.

691 P.2d 142 (1984)

71 Or.App. 24

Vince HACKETT, Appellant-Cross-Respondent, v. ALCO STANDARD CORPORATION, a Foreign Corporation, Individually and Dba the Broaster Company; Alco Food Service Equipment Company, a Foreign Corporation, Individually and Dba the Broaster Company; the Broaster Company a Division of Alco Food Service Equipment Company, Respondents, Western Food Equipment Co., an Oregon Corporation, Respondent-Cross-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 21, 1984.

Reconsideration Denied January 25, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin E. Stone, Coquille, argued the cause for appellant-cross-respondent. With him on briefs was Slack, Stone & Gillespie, Coquille.

Richard W. Butler, Eugene, argued the cause for respondents Alco Standard Corp., Alco Food Service Equipment Co., and The Broaster Co. On brief were Patrick J. Kouba, and Atherly, Butler & Burgott, Eugene.

I. Franklin Hunsaker, Portland, argued the cause for respondent-cross-appellant. With him on briefs were Douglass M. Hamilton, and Bullivant, Wright, Leedy, Johnson, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Portland.

Before JOSEPH, C.J., and WARDEN and NEWMAN, JJ.

JOSEPH, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff was injured by the explosive escape of steam and boiling fluid from a Broaster machine, used for deep fat frying of chicken, while he was cleaning it. He brought this action against the manufacturer, The Broaster Company (defendant), and its parent companies, Alco Standard Corporation and Alco Food Service Equipment Company, alleging that the Broaster was dangerously defective because of inadequate warnings on the machine. Those parties...

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