DAYTON v. PECK, STOW AND WILCOX CO. (PEXTO)

No. 83-1415.

739 F.2d 690 (1984)

David DAYTON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. PECK, STOW AND WILCOX CO. (PEXTO), et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. O'Brien, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff, appellant.

Cynthia J. Cohen, Boston, Mass., with whom John W. Brister, Andre A. Sansoucy, Parker, Coulter, Daley & White, and Philander S. Ratzkoff, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendants, appellees.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, STEWART, Associate Justice (Retired), and BOWNES, Circuit Judge.


BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant brought this product liability suit for personal injuries he suffered in 1976 while operating a metal shearing machine manufactured by Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co. (PSW-1). Appellees Veeder Industries, Inc. (Veeder) and Western Pacific Industries, Inc. (Western Pacific) are two of the four defendant corporations from which appellant seeks to recover damages. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The district court...

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