ROGERS v. ACF INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 84-1818.

774 F.2d 814 (1985)

Donald ROGERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ACF INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. LACLEDE STEEL COMPANY, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Robert Kassin, Sherwood & Kassin, Bethalto, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

James K. Almeter, Hoagland, Maucker, Bernard & Almeter, Alton, Ill., for defendant and third-party plaintiff.

Before WOOD and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior District Judge.


WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.

This appeal arises from a diversity action commenced by the plaintiff-appellant, Donald Rogers, against the defendant manufacturer, ACF Industries, Inc., ("ACF"). Rogers sought to recover damages under the theories of strict liability in tort and common law negligence for personal injuries sustained in the course of employment at Laclede Steel Company ("Laclede"), when his right hand...

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