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CHURCH v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 95-1229.

74 F.3d 795 (1996)

Eddie D. CHURCH and Cherri Church, Plaintiffs, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Cross-Plaintiff-Appellant, v. POWER PRESS SALES COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roderick A. Palmore (argued), Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, Chicago, IL, Brian W. Lewis, David M. Simon, Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Elliot R. Schiff, Jeffrey D. Corso (argued), O'Connor, Schiff & Myers, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, COFFEY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Eddie Church was injured while dismantling a large "fishbelly" crane at a closed General Motors production plant. He brought Structural Work Act and negligence claims against the new owner of the crane, American Metal Industries, the company that brokered the sale of the crane, Power Press Sales Co., Inc. ("Power Press"), and the previous owner and plant tenant, General Motors Corp. ("GM"). Subsequently, Church's claims were all dismissed...

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