DAVID v. MAKITA U. S. A., INC.


233 A.D.2d 145 (1996)

649 N.Y.S.2d 149

Roger A. David et al., Respondents, v. Makita U. S. A., Inc., Appellant, et al., Defendant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

November 12, 1996


The within action seeks damages for injuries suffered by plaintiff Roger Avi David when his hand was severely cut by a table saw manufactured by defendant-appellant. According to plaintiff, the accident occurred when plaintiff, who had just finished sawing through a piece of wood, bent down to pick up a piece which had fallen to the floor, at which point his hand brushed up against the still spinning blade. Plaintiff admits that he had not attached the blade guard, which...

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