GOODWIN v. MTD PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 00-1459.

232 F.3d 600 (2000)

Kenneth H. GOODWIN, Jr. and Jacqueline Goodwin, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MTD PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 14, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.M. Bye (argued), River Falls, WI, for plaintiff-appellee.

Patrick J. Hodan (argued), REinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, Milwaukee, WI, for defendant-appellant.

Before POSNER, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

On June 6, 1998, Kenneth Goodwin suffered an injury to his left eye after being struck by a plastic wing nut discharged from the lawn mower he was using. Based on his injuries, Goodwin filed a product liability suit against MTD Products (the manufacturer of the lawnmower), claiming that: 1) MTD negligently manufactured the mower; 2) the mower left MTD's "possession and control" in a defective condition; 3) the mower was unreasonably dangerous...

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