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DOWDEN v. POLYMER RAYMOND, INC.

No. 91-2894.

966 F.2d 1206 (1992)

Ronnie Lee DOWDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. POLYMER RAYMOND, INC., n/k/a Polymer Rubatex, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 14, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Capp, James, James & Manning, Dyer, Ind. (argued), for plaintiff-appellant.

Frank J. Galvin, Eric L. Kirschner, John J. Murphy (argued), Galvin, Stalmack & Kirschner, Hammond, Ind., for defendant-appellee.

Before POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges, and BURNS, Senior District Judge.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Ronnie Lee Dowden, a truck driver, was injured when a rubber tarp strap suddenly broke and struck him in the eye as he secured a tarp over the load on his truck. The tarp strap which caused Mr. Dowden's injury was never recovered from the scene of the accident in El Paso, Texas. Mr. Dowden filed suit against Polymer Raymond, Inc., n/k/a Polymer Rubatex, claiming that the tarp strap was manufactured by Polymer, that it was dangerous and defective...

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