DESANTIS v. FRICK CO.


745 A.2d 624 (1999)

Hope D. DeSANTIS, Executrix of the Estate of Angela L. DeSantis, Deceased, Appellants v. FRICK COMPANY, now by merger, York International Corporation and the Pennsylvania Defense Institute, Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 23, 1999.

Reargument Denied February 24, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tim Riley, Erie, James A. Henderson, Ithaca, NY, and Aaron D. Twerski, Brooklyn, NY, for appellant.

James R. Fryling, Erie, for Frick, appellee.

Before JOHNSON, LALLY-GREEN, and HESTER, JJ.


LALLY-GREEN, J.

¶ 1 Appellant, Hope DeSantis, appeals an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County granting summary judgment to Appellee, Frick Company, in this products liability action. We affirm.

¶ 2 The trial court made the following findings of fact:

In 1964, the Frick Company manufactured and sold an industrial freezer to Rich Products Corporation. It also installed the unit in the company's manufacturing

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