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CHILDRESS v. GRESEN MFG. CO.

No. 88-1818.

888 F.2d 45 (1989)

Ronald D. CHILDRESS; Peggy Childress, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GRESEN MANUFACTURING CO., a wholly owned subsidiary of Dana Corp., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 31, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry A. Smith (argued), Lakin, Worsham & Victor, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Thomas G. Cardelli (argued), Taylor, Braun, Manganello & Cardelli, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before WELLFORD and GUY, Circuit Judges, and PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of a tragic accident in which plaintiff Ronald Childress lost both legs and a thumb while using a log splitter manufactured by LaFont Log Splitting Company ("LaFont"). The log splitter causing the injury incorporated as a component part a hydraulic valve designed and manufactured by defendant Gresen Manufacturing Company ("Gresen").

Plaintiffs appeal from the district court's summary judgment which was...

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