Carolyn M. Hamaker, Plaintiff and Appellant v. Kenwel-Jackson MacHine, Inc., Defendant and Appellee

Summary

The court affirmed summary judgment for Kenwel-Jackson, holding that the successor corporation was not liable for injuries caused by a predecessor's notcher. The asset purchase did not satisfy any traditional successor-liability exception, and the court rejected product-line liability because Kenwel-Jackson did not design, manufacture, sell, or market the machine that caused the injury.