SKOGEN v. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY

No. 18452.

375 F.2d 692 (1967)

Harold N. SKOGEN, David Skogen, a Minor, by Harold N. Skogen, His Father and Natural Guardian, and Douglas Skogen, a Minor, by Harold N. Skogen, His Father and Natural Guardian, Appellants, v. The DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, a Corporation, and Ralston Purina Company, a Corporation, Jointly and Severally.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

March 30, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stewart R. Perry, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellants, Walter E. Riordan, Minneapolis, Minn., with him on the brief. the brief.

Donald M. Jardine, of Tyrrell, Jardine, Logan & O'Brien, St. Paul, Minn., for appellee, The Dow Chemical Co., Michael J. Healey, St. Paul, Minn., with him on the brief.

Francis W. Van Eps, of Robb, Robb & Van Eps, Minneapolis, Minn., for appellee, Ralston Purina Co., Raymond W. Fitch, Minneapolis, Minn., with him on the brief.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, GIBSON and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

This is a product liability case concerning the use of an insecticide, Purina Spray and Dip. The jury, in answering a special interrogatory, found no causal connection between the exposure to the insecticide and the severe and permanent injuries suffered by the minor plaintiffs. The Court entered judgment for defendants based upon the special interrogatory to the jury, and the plaintiffs filed a timely appeal.

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