HORN v. A.O. SMITH CORP.

Nos. 94-1589, 94-1590, 94-1591, 94-1592 and 94-1599.

50 F.3d 1365 (1995)

Raymond L. HORN, Joyce A. Horn, Joseph Dues, Sharon Dues, Alvin Timmerman, Rose E. Timmerman, Eric E. Link, Karen K. Link, Walter A. Schwieterman, and Frieda L. Schwieterman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. A.O. SMITH CORPORATION and A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 20, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sherrill W. Colvin, Haller & Colvin, Fort Wayne, IN, Paul F. Shappell, Whiteman, Shappell & Burkett, Portland, IN, David W. Peck (argued), Barron, Peck & Bennie, Cincinnati, OH, B.J. Hammarback, River Falls, WI, for Raymond L. Horn et al., plaintiffs-appellants in Nos. 94-1589, 94-1590.

Lee A. Watson, Donald E. Egan, Clay A. Tillack, Linda L. Cashmore, Stewart T. Kusper, Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, IL, D. Randall Brown, Barnes & Thornburg, Fort Wayne, IN, John C. Dods (argued), Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, for A.O. Smith Corp., et al., defendants-appellees in Nos. 94-1589, 94-1599.

Lee A. Watson, Donald E. Egan, Clay A. Tillack, Linda L. Cashmore, Stewart T. Kusper, Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, IL, D. Randall Brown, Barnes & Thornburg, Fort Wayne, IN, John C. Dods, Margaret D. Lineberry, Kelly W. Schemenauer, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, for A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc., defendant-appellee in No. 94-1589.

Lee A. Watson, Donald E. Egan, Clay A. Tillack, Linda L. Cashmore, Stewart T. Kusper, Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, IL, Richard E. Steinbronn, D. Randall Brown, Barnes & Thornburg, Fort Wayne, IN, John C. Dods (argued), Margaret D. Lineberry, Kelly W. Schemenauer, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, for A.O. Smith Corp., et al., defendants-appellees in Nos. 94-1590, 94-1591, 94-1592.

Sherrill W. Colvin, Haller & Colvin, Fort Wayne, IN, David W. Peck (argued), Barron, Peck & Bennie, Cincinnati, OH, B.J. Hammarback, River Falls, WI, Alvin Timmerman et al., plaintiffs-appellants in Nos. 94-1591, 94-1592, 94-1599.

Lee A. Watson, Donald E. Egan, Clay A. Tillack, Linda L. Cashmore, Stewart T. Kusper, Katten, Muchin & Zavis, Chicago, IL, Richard E. Steinbronn, D. Randall Brown, Barnes & Thornburg, Fort Wayne, IN, John C. Dods (argued), Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO, for A.O. Smith Corp., defendant-appellee in Nos. 94-1591, 94-1592.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

These five consolidated appeals raise a single question under Indiana law — whether the claims of fraud and breach of contract of the various plaintiffs are barred by the statutes of limitation. Plaintiffs all are dairy farmers who purchased or leased silos manufactured by defendant A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc. ("AOSHPI"), a subsidiary of defendant A.O. Smith Corporation.1 Plaintiffs...

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