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ESPEAIGNNETTE v. GENE TIERNEY CO., INC.

No. 94-1258.

43 F.3d 1 (1994)

William and Rita ESPEAIGNNETTE, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. GENE TIERNEY COMPANY, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 28, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian L. Lincicome with whom Cozen and O'Connor, Philadelphia, PA, Ted Susi, and Laney and Susi, Skowhegan, ME, were on brief, for appellants.

Roy E. Thompson, Jr. with whom Elizabeth G. Knox and Thompson & Bowie, Portland, ME, were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and STAHL, Circuit Judge.

STAHL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants William and Rita Espeaignnette brought this action seeking damages for the loss of William Espeaignnette's lower right arm in an accident involving a lumber-mill saw designed and manufactured by defendant-appellee Gene Tierney, Inc. ("the Company"). Following a four-day trial, a jury returned a special verdict in favor of the Company, specifically finding that the saw was not defectively designed. The district court entered...

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