Legal Opinion
Mesman v. Crane Pro Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 2, 2008No. 06-3773PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This products-liability case is before us for the second time. 409 F.3d 846 (7th Cir.2005). Federal jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, and the tort issues are governed by Indiana’s products-liability statute and its common law of torts. John Mesman, an employee of a manufacturer of steel products named Infra-Metals, was gravely injured when a load of steel sheets that he was unloading from a boxcar fell on him from the crane that was lifting the sheets out of the boxcar. He brought suit under the products-liability law against the firm that had rebuilt…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. Carroll Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Maltby v. WinstonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Darrell W. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,290 Ronald D. Childress Peggy Childress v. Gresen Manufacturing Co., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Dana Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Griffin v. FoleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Robinson v. McNeil Consumer HealthcareCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Consumer Products Research & Design, Inc. v. JensenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- Hatch v. Trail King Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Fal-Meridian, Inc. v. U.S. Department of HealthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
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