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SAMMIS v. MAGNETEK, INC.

No. 22318.

941 P.2d 314 (1997)

130 Idaho 342

Donald SAMMIS and Fernanda Sammis, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MAGNETEK, INC., a foreign corporation, and one of its divisions, MagneTek Sensory Electric; Gould Incorporated, a foreign corporation; Cadet Manufacturing Company, a foreign corporation; Idaho Power Company, an Idaho corporation; and Pink's Electric, Inc., an Idaho corporation, Defendants-Respondents. and GTE Corp., a foreign corporation and two of its divisions, Sylvania Manufacturing and Control Devices; North American Philips Corp., a foreign corporation, and one of its subsidiaries, divisions or its parent corporation; Advance Transformer Corp., a foreign corporation; National Service Industries, a foreign corporation and one of its divisions, Lithonia Lighting; Selco Products Co., a foreign corporation; and Desco Sensors & Switches, Inc., a foreign corporation, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, March 1997 Term.

Rehearing Denied August 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cosho, Humphrey, Greener & Welsh, P.A., Boise, for appellants. Richard H. Greener argued.

Cantrill, Skinner, Sullivan & King, Boise, for respondents MagneTek, Inc., MagneTek Sensory Electric, and Gould Electronics, Inc. Frank P. Kotyk argued.

James J. Davis law offices, Boise, for respondent Cadet Manufacturing Co.. Thomas E. Dvorak argued.

Ringert, Clark, Chtd., Boise, for respondent Idaho Power. Allyn L. Sweeney argued.

Law Office of Brian D. Harper, Twin Falls, for respondent Pink's. Brian D. Harper argued.

TROUT, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing all claims against defendants-respondents in a products liability action.

I.

BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On March 19, 1992, the Sun Valley home of plaintiffs Donald and Fernanda Sammis (the Sammises) was destroyed by fire. On March 18, 1993, the Sammises and their insurance company, Fire Insurance Exchange, filed suit against a variety of defendants, including...

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