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Pro Service Automotive, L.L.C. Pro Parts Automotive, L.L.C. Townes E. Staton Marcia Staton v. Lenan Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 22, 2006No. 06-1324PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.

Townes and Marcia Staton and two businesses they own, Pro Service Automotive, L.L.C. and Pro Parts Automotive, L.L.C. (collectively, “the Statons”), appeal the district court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment on their products liability claim against heater manufacturer Lenan Corp. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In October 2003, the Statons purchased a waste oil heater from Wisconsin manufacturer Lenan for the commercial automotive garage building in Carrollton, Missouri, housing Pro Service Automotive and Pro Parts Automotive. The heater…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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3Cited by38 opinions

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