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ROONEY v. FEDERAL PRESS CO.

No. 84-3282.

751 F.2d 140 (1984)

Diane ROONEY and Michael Rooney, Appellants, v. FEDERAL PRESS COMPANY and Positive Safety Manufacturing Co. d/b/a Possons Punch Press Co., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided December 17, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 14, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Jorden, Jorden & White, Meadville, Pa., for appellants.

John M. Wolford, Russell S. Warner, MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton, Erie, Pa., for appellee Federal Press Co.

James T. Marnen, Knox, Graham, McLaughlin, Gornall & Sennett, Inc., Erie, Pa., for appellee Positive Safety Mfg. Co.

Before ALDISERT, Chief Judge, and HUNTER and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Submitted Under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) October 2, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied January 14, 1985.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

In this products liability case, the district court concluded that the manufacturer of a power press was not liable for injury to an operator caused by a modification to the machine made by its owner more than a year after purchase. We find no error in the district court's holding and...

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