ZETTLE v. HANDY MFG. CO.

No. 92-1346.

998 F.2d 358 (1993)

Margaret ZETTLE, Personal Representative of the Estate of David R. Zettle, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HANDY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a foreign corporation, d/b/a Western Manufacturing Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin J. Rieman (argued and briefed), Patterson, Gruber, Kennedy, Gill & Milster, Bay City, MI, for plaintiff-appellant.

Stephanie A. Neal (briefed), Warren A. Hampton (argued), Neal, Neal & Stewart, Flint, MI, for defendant-appellee.

Before: MERRITT, Chief Judge, and BOGGS and BATCHELDER, Circuit Judges.


MERRITT, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff's decedent was electrocuted September 20, 1988, apparently while using a washer manufactured by defendant. Plaintiff brought suit in state court against decedent's employer and against defendant manufacturer, raising claims of negligent design and inadequate warning under Michigan law. After plaintiff's action against the employer was resolved, defendant removed the case to federal district court pursuant to its diversity jurisdiction...

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