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BROOKS v. OUTBOARD MARINE CORP.

Docket No. 00-7460.

234 F.3d 89 (2000)

William BROOKS, as Parent and Natural Guardian of Matthew Brooks, a Minor, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided December 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Bruce Rozas, Rozas & Rozas, Mamou, Louisiana (Lawrence J. Strauss, Nicholas, Perot & Strauss, Akron, New York, on the brief), for Appellant.

Richard A. Chesley, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago, Illinois (Michael B. William, on the brief, William D. Christ, Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber, Buffalo, New York, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before VAN GRAAFEILAND and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges, and JONES, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

PER CURIAM:

A tragic accident occurred on June 25, 1996. Theresa Brooks rented a boat from Harry's Bait Shop in Waterport, New York for her 14-year-old son Matthew and his 15-year-old friend Andrew May. Neither boy was old enough to rent the boat or in possession of any certification or license which would allow him to legally do so. After renting the boat, Mrs. Brooks sent the two boys off to fish unsupervised. The owner of the shop also...

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