CAMPBELL BY CAMPBELL v. COLEMAN CO., INC.

No. 85-1531EM.

786 F.2d 892 (1986)

July A. CAMPBELL, a minor, and James E. Campbell, a minor By and Through their next friend, Janet M. CAMPBELL, Appellants, v. The COLEMAN COMPANY, INC., Wichita, Kansas, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 26, 1986.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Craig Cassing, Laguna Beach, Cal., for appellants.

Eugene Buckley, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges, and MURPHY, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 1, 1986.

DIANA E. MURPHY, District Judge.

Minor plaintiffs July A. Campbell and James E. Campbell, by and through their next friend, Janet M. Campbell, brought this action for strict liability against defendant The Coleman Company, Inc. (Coleman), alleging that they were severely burned because of a defective gasoline lantern. A jury trial was held and a verdict returned in favor of Coleman. Plaintiffs

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