Stanley Knapp, Jr. v. North American Rockwell Corporation v. Mrs. Smith's Pie Company, Third-Party-Defendant

U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit · Decided 1974-12-27

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OPINION OF THE COURT ADAMS, Circuit Judge. The principal question here is whether it was error to grant summary judgment on the ground that one injured by a defective machine may not recover from the corporation that purchased substantially all the assets of the manufacturer of the machine because the transaction was a sale of assets rather than a merger or consolidation. I. <p…

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