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LEWIS v. ARIENS COMPANY

434 Mass. 643 (2001)

JOHN A. LEWIS v. ARIENS COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

July 19, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Deirdre Harris Robbins for the plaintiff.

Charles P. Reidy, III, for the defendant, was present but did not argue.

Hugh F. Young, Jr., of Virginia, David R. Geiger, & Hal Poret, for The Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, SOSMAN, & CORDY, JJ.

CORDY, J.

In 1988, John A. Lewis severely injured his right hand when it came in contact with the impeller blades of a snow blower manufactured and originally sold in 1966 by Ariens Company. Lewis purchased it used, from the sister of a friend, sixteen years later, in 1982. As a result of the accident, Lewis brought this product liability action claiming negligence, breach of warranty of merchantability, and unfair or deceptive...

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