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SLADEN v. GIRLTOWN, INC.

No. 17616.

425 F.2d 24 (1970)

Mayer and Anne SLADEN, Parents and Next Best Friends of Robin Sladen, a Minor, and as Individuals in their own behalf, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GIRLTOWN, INC., a Foreign Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Massachusetts, and E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a Delaware Corporation, and other unknown Corporations or Individuals, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

March 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Spagat, Chicago, Ill., for appellants.

Frank F. Fowle, William E. Kelly, Mitchell S. Goldgehn, Joseph B. Lederleitner, Chicago, Ill., for appellees.

Before CASTLE, Senior Circuit Judge, and KILEY and KERNER, Circuit Judges.

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs filed suit against the defendants under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 seeking damages for injuries suffered by their daughter Robin. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants two years after the suit was filed and from this judgment plaintiffs appeal.

Robin, the 9-year-old daughter of the plaintiffs, suffered severe burns when her clothing, particularly her blouse which contained a Girltown label, caught fire...

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