LEE'S HAWAIIAN ISLANDERS, INC. v. SAFETY FIRST PROD., INC.


195 N.J. Super. 493 (1984)

480 A.2d 927

LEE'S HAWAIIAN ISLANDERS, INC., PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. SAFETY FIRST PRODUCTS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, AND CHEMETRON FIRE SYSTEMS, DIVISION OF THE CHEMETRON CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT, AND SAFETY FIRST PRODUCTS, INC., DEFENDANT AND THIRD PARTY PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. PITCO., INC., THIRD PARTY DEFENDANT AND CROSS-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Hardin argued the cause for appellant (Bumgardner, Hardin & Ellis, attorneys; George R. Hardin, of counsel; Mark S. Kundla, on the brief).

Murray R. Miller argued the cause for cross-appellant (Bennett & Bennett, attorneys; Murray R. Miller, on the brief).

Richard A. Tanner argued the cause for respondent Lee's Hawaiian Islander, Inc. (Haggerty & Donohue, attorneys; Richard A. Tanner, of counsel and on the brief).

Mark L. Antin argued the cause for respondent Chemetron Fire Systems (Gennet and Kallmann, attorneys; Mark L. Antin, on the brief).

Before Judges BOTTER and PRESSLER.


The opinion of the court was delivered by PRESSLER, J.A.D.

This is an appeal in a multi-issue, multi-party products liability case having its genesis in a kitchen fire which occurred at a restaurant owned and operated by plaintiff Lee's Hawaiian Islanders, Inc. (Lee's). The fire damage which Lee's sustained was allegedly caused by defects in two distinct and separate products. The first was a deep fat fryer manufactured by third-party defendant Pitco., Inc., which...

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