CRUZ v. GEN. ELEC. CO.


223 A.D.2d 486 (1996)

637 N.Y.S.2d 15

Milta Cruz, Individually and as Administratrix of The Estate of Nestor Cruz, Deceased, et al., Respondents, v. General Electric Company, Appellant

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

January 25, 1996


In light of plaintiffs' expert's affidavit, material issues of fact exist as to whether the generator at issue, designed and manufactured by defendant, was reasonably safe. The expert engineer opined that relatively inexpensive and more effective safety devices should have been installed on the apparatus which would have prevented the instant accident (see, Voss v Black & Decker Mfg. Co., 59 N.Y.2d 102). We also note that...

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