McKEE v. BRUNSWICK CORPORATION

Nos. 14849, 14852.

354 F.2d 577 (1965)

Ronald McKEE et al., Libelants-Appellees, v. BRUNSWICK CORPORATION and Flag-ship Boats, Inc., Respondents-Appellants. Ronald McKEE et al., Libelants-Appellees, v. MALLORY ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Respondent-Appellant. Ronald McKEE et al., Libelants-Appellees, v. Alex SEMENCHUK and Kenneth Bond, etc., Respondents-Appellants. Ronald McKEE et al., Libelants-Appellants, v. BRUNSWICK CORPORATION et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

December 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Harrold, John W. Kearns, Jr., Chicago, Ill., Kirkland, Ellis, Hodson, Chaffetz & Masters, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for respondents-appellants, Brunswick Corporation and Flagship Boats, Inc.

L. H. Vogel, Albert F. Manion, David F. Holland, Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellant, Mallory Electric Corporation.

Harold W. Huff, Herbert C. Loth, Jr., Robert J. Wysong, Chicago, Ill., Peterson, Lowry, Rall, Barber & Ross, Chicago, Ill., of counsel, for respondents-appellants.

C. Roy Peterson, Edward B. Hayes, Edward J. Griffin, John L. Flynn, Edward B. Hayes, Lord, Bissell & Brook, William A. Domm, Defrees, Fiske, O'Brien, Thomson & Simmons, Flynn, Galvin, Owens & Flynn, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.

Before SCHNACKENBERG, CASTLE and KILEY, Circuit Judges.


KILEY, Circuit Judge.

These libels to recover for personal injuries and property damage under the admiralty jurisdiction of the district court1 were consolidated and tried, on severed issues, by the district court without a jury, and resulted in judgments in favor of libelants. Respondents have appealed and libelants have cross-appealed. We decide the issues on appeal and cross-appeal in favor of libelants.

Libelants were injured...

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