PARKE-DAVIS AND COMPANY v. STROMSODT

No. 18743.

411 F.2d 1390 (1969)

PARKE-DAVIS AND COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellant, v. Shane STROMSODT, a Minor, by Robert M. Stromsodt, His Guardian ad Litem, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William H. Hillier, of Lord, Bissell & Brook, Chicago, Ill., for appellant, R. R. McMahan, Chicago, Ill., and Harold D. Shaft, of Shaft, Benson, Shaft & McConn, Grand Forks, N. D., and David C. Dethmers, Detroit, Mich., on the brief.

Mart R. Vogel, of Wattam, Vogel, Vogel, Bright & Peterson, Fargo, N. D., and Melvin M. Belli, of Belli, Ashe, Ellison, Choulos, Cone & Harper, San Francisco, Cal., for appellee, Seymour L. Ellison, of Belli, Ashe, Ellison, Choulos, Cone & Harper, San Francisco, Cal., and Carlton G. Nelson, of Nelson & Mack, Grand Forks, N. D., on the brief.

Before BLACKMUN, MEHAFFY and LAY, Circuit Judges.


MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.

This diversity products liability action, instituted pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1332, involves a multiple antigen product marketed by Parke-Davis and Company under its trade name "Quadrigen." This product was intended for use in simultaneous immunization against four major diseases of children: diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough) and poliomyelitis. Shane Stromsodt, a minor, by amended complaint brought this...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases