WELSH v. GERBER PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 87-1097.

839 F.2d 1035 (1988)

Michael WELSH, a minor By and Through his mother and next friend, Kathleen WELSH; Kathleen Welsh; Patrick Welsh, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GERBER PRODUCTS, INC., a Michigan Corporation; Century Products, Inc., an Ohio Corporation; Sears Roebuck and Company, a New York Corporation, Defendants-Appellees, v. James A. VOIGT, II, Third Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Allen Rohrbaugh (Rohrbaugh & Abbondanza, Rockville, Md., on brief), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Deborah Sweet (Louis G. Close, Jr., Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, Baltimore, Md., on brief), for defendants-appellees.

Before HALL and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges, and KAUFMAN, Senior United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, sitting by designation.


K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

In this personal injury action brought pursuant to diversity jurisdiction, Michael Welsh, a minor, and his parents, Kathleen and Patrick Welsh ("the Welshes") appeal an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of Gerber Products, Inc., Century Products, Inc., and Sears Roebuck and Company (collectively "Gerber"). The Welshes sought to recover damages for injuries suffered in 1983 by Michael Welsh in a two-automobile...

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