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WHETSTINE v. GATES RUBBER CO.

No. 89-1388.

895 F.2d 388 (1990)

John J. WHETSTINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The GATES RUBBER COMPANY and Squibb-Taylor, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Novoselsky, Novoselsky & Associates, Chicago, Ill., Elmo E. Koos, Sr., Peoria, Ill., for John J. Whetstine.

Karen L. Kendall, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, Ill., for Gates Rubber Company, a foreign Corporation.

Murvel Pretorius, Jr., Quinn, Johnston, Henderson & Pretorius, Peoria, Ill., for Squibb-Taylor, Inc., a foreign Corporation.

Before EASTERBROOK and MANION, Circuit Judges, and GRANT, Senior District Judge.

GRANT, Senior District Judge.

To recover for injuries suffered when a hose containing anhydrous ammonia exploded, John J. Whetstine brought an action on June 4, 1986 against The Gates Rubber Company [Gates], manufacturer of the hose, and Squibb-Taylor, Inc. [Squibb], distributor of the hose, alleging strict liability and negligence.1 The district court first denied defendants' motion for summary judgment. However, after review of their...

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