PETREE v. VICTOR FLUID POWER, INC.

No. 86-1707.

831 F.2d 1191 (1987)

PETREE, David and Petree, Diana L., his wife v. VICTOR FLUID POWER, INC. Appeal of David PETREE and Diana Petree, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1987.

As Amended October 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Lurie (argued), Richard M. Jurewicz, Galfand, Berger, Seneksy, Lurie & March, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

George J. Lavin, Jr., Steven B. Kantrowitz (argued), George J. Lavin, Jr. Associates, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.

Before SEITZ and MANSMANN, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal we review the district court's entry of a directed verdict, in a products liability action, on the question of whether the defendant was liable for the plaintiff's injuries because of the defendant's failure to equip its hydraulic press with a warning regarding a hazard of ejection of scrap metal during operation. As a preliminary matter, we find no abuse of discretion in the district court's refusal...

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