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WWP CO. v. GRAYBAR ELECTRIC CO.

No. 55182-1.

112 Wn.2d 847 (1989)

774 P.2d 1199

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON IN WASHINGTON WATER POWER COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, ET AL, Defendants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by order September 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller, by Richard D. McWilliams, Richard W. Kuhling, Diane M. Hermanson, and J. Christopher Lynch, for plaintiff.

Bogle & Gates, Ronald E. McKinstry, Erik R. Lied, and Christopher N. Weiss, for defendants.

Bryan P. Harnetiaux and Robert H. Whaley on behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association, amici curiae for plaintiff.

Margaret A. Morgan on behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae for defendants.

[As amended by order of the Supreme Court September 27, 1989.]

DURHAM, J.

Washington Water Power Company (WWP) commenced this action in federal district court to recover damages incident to the failure of, and expected failure of, approximately 162,000 electric deadend insulators in use in WWP's electrical distribution system. Defendants are A.B. Chance Company (Chance), which manufactured the insulators between 1962 and 1984, and Graybar Electric Company...

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