WHEELER v. HO SPORTS INC.

No. 99-6039.

232 F.3d 754 (2000)

Patricia WHEELER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HO SPORTS INC.; Premier Ski Boat Corporation, doing business as Waterski America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Walls (Joel H. McNatt with him on the briefs) of McKinney & Stringer, P.C., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Curtis L. Smith of Chubbuck, Smith & Rhodes, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Jason E. Roselius of Whitten, McGuire, Terry & Roselius, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (John Dexter Marble of Chubbuck, Smith & Rhodes for Premier Ski Boat Corp. d/b/a Waterski America; Reggie N. Whitten, Douglas A. Terry, and R. Gregory Kirby of Whitten, McGuire, Terry & Roselius, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for HO Sports, Inc., with them on the brief), for Defendants-Appellees.

Before HENRY, McKAY, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


McKAY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought a products liability action after her husband drowned in an Oklahoma lake while wearing Defendants' life-vest. The district court granted summary judgment for Defendants, and this appeal followed. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.

The product at issue is a vest used in water sports, specifically waterskiing and wakeboarding. The vest was imported, distributed, and sold by Defendants.

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