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CHAULK BY MURPHY v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 86-1046.

808 F.2d 639 (1986)

Lauren A. CHAULK, Incompetent, by James J. MURPHY, her Guardian ad Litem, Gerald Chaulk and Marion Chaulk, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., and Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 25, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Murphy, Gillick, Murphy, Gillick & Wicht, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Frank A. Scherkenbach, Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C., Milwaukee, Wis., for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 25, 1987.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

This diversity action is a personal injury suit arising from an automobile accident that occurred in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Plaintiffs tried the case to a jury on the theories of negligence and products liability. At the close of the evidence, defendants moved for a directed verdict on both claims. The district court allowed the products liability claim to go to the jury, but directed...

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