KELSEY v. MUSKIN INC.

Nos. 873, 874 and 875, Dockets 87-7956, 87-7968 and 87-7996.

848 F.2d 39 (1988)

Donald KELSEY, David Kelsey, and Kathy Kelsey, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, v. MUSKIN INCORPORATED, a Corporation, Muskin Corporation, a Corporation, U.S. Leisure, Incorporated, a Corporation, Amcord Incorporated, a Corporation; American Cement Company, a Corporation; Certain Officers and Directors of Muskin, individually; CBS Urban Renewal Corporation, a Corporation; Ideal Toy Corporation, a Corporation; Sterling Union Corporation, a Corporation; U.S. Fiber & Plastics Company, a Corporation; Certain Officers and Directors of the CBS Urban Renewal Corporation, individually; National Spa and Pool Institute, a Corporation; William Leroy Johnson d/b/a Johnson Pool Company, individually; Imperial Pools, a Corporation; Sam Hart, individually; Coleco Industries, Inc., a Corporation; Doughboy Recreational, a Corporation; Esther Williams/Johnny Weismuller Pools, a Corporation; Bilnor Pools, a Corporation; and Does 1-20, Inclusive, Defendants-Appellees, Donald Hart (incorrectly sued as "Sam Hart"), individually, and Doughboy Recreational, a Corporation, Defendants-Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided May 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Goggin, Cutler & Hull, Chicago, Ill. (Edwin J. Hull III, Steven D. Pearson, Chicago, Ill., David M. Lascell, Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, Rochester, N.Y., of counsel), for plaintiffs-appellants-cross-appellees.

Chamberlain, D'Amanda, Oppenheimer & Greenfield, Rochester, N.Y. (Thomas G. Collins, Rochester, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant Doughboy Recreational.

Damon & Morey, Buffalo, N.Y. (Anthony J. Colucci III, Buffalo, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellee Nat. Spa and Pool Institute.

Hiscock & Barclay, Syracuse, N.Y. (Robert A. Barrer, Syracuse, N.Y., of counsel), for defendants-appellees Sterling Union Corp. and U.S. Fiber & Plastics Co.

James J. Kaufman, P.C., Newark, N.Y., for defendants-appellees Muskin, Inc., U.S. Leisure, Inc., and Muskin Officers and Directors.

Sugarman, Wallace, Manheim & Schoenwald, Syracuse, N.Y. (Donald L. Schoenwald, Syracuse, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellee Coleco Industries, Inc.

Levene, Gouldin & Thompson, Binghamton, N.Y. (Elizabeth K. Joggerst, Binghamton, N.Y., of counsel), for defendants-appellees Muskin Corp., Amcord, Inc., and American Cement Co.

Amdursky, Duell & Love, Syracuse, N.Y. (Robert L. Duell, Syracuse, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellee William Leroy Johnson d/b/a Johnson Pool Co.

Kernan & Kernan, P.C., Utica, N.Y. (Merritt E. Vaughan, Utica, N.Y., of counsel), for defendant-appellee-cross-appellant Donald Hart.

Before FEINBERG, Chief Judge, and KEARSE and FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judges.


KEARSE, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiffs Donald Kelsey and his parents, David Kelsey and Kathy Kelsey, appeal from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York, Thomas J. McAvoy, Judge, dismissing their complaint under the Consumer Product Safety Act ("CPSA" or the "Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 2051 et seq. (1982), and state law, seeking damages for injuries suffered by Donald Kelsey ("Kelsey") upon his dive into an...

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