HAMMACK v. DeLONGHI

Civil A. No. 94-C-1144.

914 F.Supp. 303 (1996)

Frank HAMMACK, individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Sandra Hammack, deceased; as Special Administrator of the Estate of Stephanie Hammack, a minor, deceased; and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Heather Hammack, a minor, deceased, Plaintiff, v. DeLONGHI, S.p.A., a foreign-Italian corporation, ABC Insurance Company, DeLonghi America, Inc., a foreign-Delaware corporation, and Def Insurance Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

January 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Munroe, DiRenzo & Bomier, Neenah, WI, for plaintiff.

Eric J. VanVugt, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI, Jon Perfetti, Pino & Associates, White Plains, NY, for defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

REYNOLDS, District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

What did Frank Hammack know about the manufacturer of his electric heater, when did he know it, and when should he have known it? Those three questions resolve the defendants' motion for summary judgment in Hammack's favor.

FACTS

In August 1988, Frank Hammack bought an oil-filled electric heater for his home in Necedah, Wisconsin. On October 19, 1989, a fire destroyed Hammack...

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