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PORCHIA v. DESIGN EQUIPMENT CO.

No. 96-2448.

113 F.3d 877 (1997)

Maurice PORCHIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, The Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor Plaintiff Below, v. DESIGN EQUIPMENT COMPANY, A DIVISION OF GRIFFITH LABORATORIES; Stork Protecon, B.V., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Holleman, Bryant, AR, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Troy A. Price, Little Rock, AR, for Defendant-Appellee Stork Protecon.

Thomas E. Osment, Jr., argued, Little Rock, AR (John S. Cherry, Jr., on brief), for Design Equipment.

Before BOWMAN and WOLLMAN, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

On June 10, 1991, Maurice Porchia lost part of his right arm in an accident involving a Stork Protecon PMT-41 meat tenderizing machine. Porchia asserted negligence claims against both Stork Protecon, B.V. (Stork), manufacturer of the machine, and Design Equipment Company, a division of Griffith Laboratories (Griffith), seller of the machine to Porchia's employer. In addition, Porchia sought to have both defendants held strictly liable for their...

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