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ALLEN v. CHANCE MFG. CO., INC.

No. 88-1536.

873 F.2d 465 (1989)

Paul H. ALLEN, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. CHANCE MANUFACTURING CO., INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Bogdanow with whom James F. Meehan, Cynthia J. Cohen and Meehan, Boyle & Cohen, P.C., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Alan L. Cantor with whom Fredric A. Swartz, and Swartz & Swartz, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, and COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

On a summer night in 1978, Paul Allen was dismantling the Skydiver, an amusement park ride that resembled a Ferris wheel. Allen, then 20 years old, was employed by Dean & Flynn Fiesta Shows, an amusement park that traveled from place to place. As part of the disassembly process, Allen had to secure the motor to the frame of the ride. The motor had to be attached to the frame by placing a metal pin through a hole in the motor bracket...

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