Legal Opinion
John Tomicich v. Western-Knapp Engineering Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1970No. 23990PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
John Tomicich appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of Western-Knapp Engineering Co., Kaiser Engineering, Link Belt Company, Arthur G. McKee & Co., and Henry J. Kaiser Co. 1 in Tomicich’s personal injury suit against them. We affirm.
Tomicich lost his right arm while attempting to clean an accumulation of mud from one of the sheaves running a conveyor belt. Western-Knapp designed and installed the conveyor system; Henry J. Kaiser Co. constructed the system; and Link Belt Co. supplied certain components for the system. Tomicich’s theory is that the defendants…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Greeno v. Clark Equipment CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1965
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