SANTIAGO v. JOHNSON MACH. AND PRESS CORP.

No. 87-1230.

834 F.2d 84 (1987)

SANTIAGO, Luis Matos and Santiago, Josephine h/w, Appellants, v. JOHNSON MACHINE AND PRESS CORP. and South Bend Lathe, Inc. and Amsted Industries Incorporated.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 4, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 30, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Badey, III (argued), Stephen A. Sheller & Associates, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Wayne A. Graver (argued), George J. Lavin, Jr. Associates, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, HUTCHINSON and SCIRICA, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 30, 1987.

OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the final decision of the district court in a diversity case predicated upon strict liability under the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A (1965). The appellants, Luis and Josephine Santiago ("the Santiagos"), contend that the district court improperly construed Pennsylvania law by instructing the...

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