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LANTIS v. ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 80-1929.

648 F.2d 1118 (1981)

Benita Carol LANTIS, Administratrix of the Estate of Edgar R. Lantis, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ASTEC INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 12, 1981.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 30, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Michael Antrim, Noblesville, Ind., Kent M. Frandsen, Lebanon, Ind., for plaintiff-appellant.

H. William Irwin, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge, KUNZIG, Judge, and CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 30, 1981.

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, we hold, contrary to the district court's ruling, that the seller-manufacturer of an unassembled product may be found strictly liable under Indiana law for injuries caused by a defective component part of the unassembled product where the product is to be assembled by the purchaser or user.

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Defendant Astec Industries, Inc. (Astec), a Tennessee...

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