(DOWNLOAD) "Kozlowski v. John E. Smith's Sons Company" by Supreme Court of Wisconsin " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Kozlowski v. John E. Smith's Sons Company
- Author : Supreme Court of Wisconsin
- Release Date : January 27, 1979
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 79 KB
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On February 27, 1974 Andrew Kozlowski was killed in an industrial accident at his employer's plant, Patrick Cudahy, Inc., of Cudahy, Wisconsin. The wife of the decedent brought a product's liability action against John E. Smith's Sons Co. (hereinafter Smith's), the manufacturer of the sausage stuffing machine that Mr. Kozlowski was in the process of cleaning at the time of his death. Following the Conclusion of the testimony in the jury trial, the court granted the defendant's motion for directed verdict and dismissed the case. The plaintiff's motions for reconsideration, for directed verdict in favor of the plaintiff and for a new trial on damages were denied. The plaintiff appeals the judgment of dismissal entered on November 15, 1976. On February 27, 1974 at approximately 6:30 a.m. Mr. Kozlowski was cleaning the last of eight sausage stuffers located in his work area. Mr. Kozlowski had five to six years experience in the job classification of sausage stuffer. His duties required him to clean each sausage stuffing machine before being put into daily operation. The cleaning was required because after the machines were hosed down nightly, a paraffin oil was applied to prevent rusting in the cylinders of the machines.