prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,290 Ronald D. Childress Peggy Childress v. Gresen Manufacturing Co., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Dana Corp.

JOHN W. PECK, Senior Circuit Judge.

This case arises out of a tragic accident in which plaintiff Ronald Childress lost both legs and a thumb while using a log splitter manufactured by LaFont Log Splitting Company (“LaFont”). The log splitter causing the injury incorporated as a component part a hydraulic valve designed and manufactured by defendant Gresen Manufacturing Company (“Gresen”).

Plaintiffs appeal from the district court’s summary judgment which was based on the premise that a component part manufacturer does not have a duty under Michigan law to analyze the safety of a completed…