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BENFORD v. RICHARDS MEDICAL CO.

No. 85-7413.

792 F.2d 1537 (1986)

Alma H. BENFORD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARDS MEDICAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Wagner, Lewis, Bowman, Sinclaire & Wagner and R. Robert Stommel, Indianapolis, Ind., for defendant-appellant.

Jim L. Wilson, Wilson & Day, Gadsden, Ala., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

I.

Benford brought this diversity action against Richards Medical Company ("Richards") under the Alabama Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine, the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine, and the theory of implied warranty of merchantability. Richards was the manufacturer of the Bechtol Total Hip Prosthesis which was surgically implanted into Benford in an effort to alleviate problems Benford was having with her natural hip...

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