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McGOWAN v. COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC.

Nos. 86-6055, 86-6056, 86-6283, 86-6284 and 86-6285.

863 F.2d 1266 (1988)

George E. McGOWAN and wife Maxine McGowan, Plaintiffs-Appellants (86-6055, 86-6285), Cross-Appellees, Donald Kent Berkley, Intervening Plaintiff-Appellant (86-6056, 86-6285), Cross-Appellee, v. COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants and Third Party Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants (86-6284), Pennwalt Corporation, Third Party Defendant-Appellant (86-6283, 86-6285), Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 20, 1988.

Rehearing Denied February 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Owens (argued), Karen Alderdice, Paducah, Ky., for George and Maxine McGowan.

Bryce Franklin, Jr., Williams, Housman, Sparks & Franklin, Paducah, Ky., for Donald Berkley.

Thomas Russell, Whitlow, Roberts, Houston & Russell, Paducah, Ky., for Pennwalt Corp.

James L. Hardy, Hardy, Terrell-Boswell, Van F. Sims (argued), Paducah, Ky., for Cooper Industries, Inc.

John T. Reed, Paducah, Ky., for Babcock.

Before MERRITT, KRUPANSKY and RYAN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing Denied in Nos. 86-6055, 86-6056, 86-6283 and 86-6284 February 23, 1989.

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff George McGowan and intervening plaintiff Donald Berkley suffered severe injuries when a newly rebuilt air compressor owned by their employer, Pennwalt Corporation, exploded during a test run. They sued Cooper Industries, Inc., which manufactured the compressor, and Harold Babcock, a factory representative for Cooper who inspected the rebuilding...

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