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CHAPMAN v. MAYTAG CORP.

No. 01-4061.

297 F.3d 682 (2002)

Vanessa G. CHAPMAN, as Special Personal Representative of the Estate of Kyle E. Chapman, Jr., deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAYTAG CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Gregory Cross (argued), Cross, Marshall, Schuck, Deweese, Cross & Feick, Muncie, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

John R. Doyle (argued), McDermott, Will & Emery, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before: BAUER, COFFEY, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Vanessa Chapman filed a wrongful death suit against Maytag Corporation on behalf of the estate of her late husband, Kyle Chapman. Mr. Chapman was electrocuted when he touched a metal surface energized by a current emanating from a Maytag range in the Chapman's home. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a verdict and substantial damages in favor of the Chapmans. Maytag appeals the verdict arguing, among other things, that the district...

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