LAND v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORP.

No. 01-2025.

272 F.3d 514 (2001)

Charles LAND and April Land, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A., and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 29, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Winingham (argued), Wilson, Kehoe & Winingham, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Randall Riggs (argued), Locke Reynolds, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and POSNER and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Chief Judge.

The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. ("YMUS") and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. ("YMC"), holding plaintiffs Charles and April Land's product liability suit barred by the Indiana Statute of Repose. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

I. Background

When appellant Charles Land, an Indiana resident, attempted to start a Yamaha WaveRunner Model WR500G on Heritage Lake in...

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