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prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,316 Robert Witham and Patricia Witham v. Whiting Corporation and Wt/hrc Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 1992No. 91-3137PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Robert Witham was injured when he was struck by a girder attached to a 40-ton main hoist crane manufactured by defendant Whiting Corporation. 1 Robert and his wife Patricia Witham sued Whiting under strict products liability and negligence theories. The district court dismissed the case because of the relevant statute of repose. Plaintiffs appeal, and we affirm.
According to plaintiffs’ first amended complaint, Robert Witham, an Indiana resident, was working at Allied Structural Steel Company (“Allied”) in Chicago Heights, Illinois, on January 15, 1988. On…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Bank Leumi Le-Israel, B.M., a Foreign Corporation v. Dennis Lee, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Sartori v. Harnischfeger Corp.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1988
- McCormick v. Columbus Conveyer Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Calumet County Club v. Roberts EnviRonmental Control Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Lundy v. Whiting Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1981
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- George A. Darnell v. Target StoresCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Ogden Martin Systems of Indianapolis, Inc. v. Whiting Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Continental Illinois Corporation, Also Known as Continental Bank Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Union Carbide Corp. v. Viskase Corp. (In Re Envirodyne Industries, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
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