AMERICAN OPTICAL CO. v. WEIDENHAMER

No. 2-1276A462.

404 N.E.2d 606 (1980)

AMERICAN OPTICAL Company, U.S. Safety Service Company and Warner Lambert CO., Appellants (Defendants below), v. Chris M. WEIDENHAMER, Appellee (Plaintiff below), and International Harvester Company, Appellee (Defendant below).

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied August 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Clifton, Jr., Barrett, Barrett & McNagny, Fort Wayne, for appellants American Optical Co. and Warner Lambert Co.

Carl J. Suedhoff, Jr., Hunt, Suedhoff, Borror, Eilbacher & Lee, Fort Wayne, for appellant U.S. Safety Service Co.

Stephen L. Williams, Sherrill Wm. Colvin, Snouffer, Haller & Colvin, Fort Wayne, for appellee Chris M. Weidenhamer.

Milford M. Miller, Fort Wayne, for appellee International Harvester Co.


MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Chris M. Weidenhamer, a lathe operator employed at International Harvester (Harvester) was injured when an object struck his safety glasses, causing the right lens to shatter. He brought an action against the Defendants-Appellants American Optical Company, a division of Warner Lambert Company (American Optical) and U.S. Safety Service Company (U.S. Safety) alleging one or the other manufactured the alleged defective lens...

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