A manufacturer of a commercial french-frying machine was sued after someone using the machine reached in to retrieve an item that had fallen out of his shirt pocket. The plaintiff was seriously burned as a result. The appellate court upheld the trial court's decision that imposed liability on the manufacturer based on:

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The fact that someone could be burned while simply reaching into the machine indicates a design defect in the product. The manufacturer should have reasonably anticipated that users might need to retrieve items from the machine, and designed it in a way that minimized the risk of injury in such instances.

A Manufacturer of a Commercial French-Frying Machine Was Sued After