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PRESSLEY v. SEARS-ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. 83-8256.

738 F.2d 1222 (1984)

James PRESSLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEARS-ROEBUCK AND COMPANY and Roper Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 13, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Falanga, Don C. Keenan, Robert C. Edwards, David Sewell Bills, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald L. Reid, R. Wayne Thorpe, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before RONEY and VANCE, Circuit Judges, and SIMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

This diversity action arises out of injuries sustained by the plaintiff James Pressley when his leg was cut by the rotary blade of a lawn mower manufactured by defendant Roper Corporation and sold by defendant Sears, Roebuck and Company. The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in granting partial summary judgment to defendants under the plaintiff's theories of negligence and strict liability in tort for failure to equip the lawn...

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