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BEARD v. J.I. CASE CO.

No. 86-1484.

823 F.2d 1095 (1987)

Frank A. BEARD and Edith F. Beard, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. J.I. CASE COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, and Tenneco, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 6, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Kriva, Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik, S.C., Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiffs-appellants.

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

Before FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 5, 1987.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Frank Beard, a Tennessee farmer, was seriously injured when he became entangled in the rollers of a cornpicker manufactured by the defendant. Six months after the accident, Beard and his wife filed this products liability action in federal district court in Wisconsin. The court held that a Wisconsin court would apply the Tennessee Products Liability Act — including its period...

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