Legal Opinion

Eldon C. Odekirk v. Sears Roebuck & Co., a Corporation and Vaughn & Bushnell Mfg. Co., a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 3, 1960No. 12742PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENOCH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover damages attendant on personal injury, in loss of the sight of one eye. Plaintiff charged that defendant, Vaughn & Bushnell Mfg. Co., hereinafter called “Vaughn”, who manufactured “Craftsman” hammers, and defendant, Sears Roebuck & Co., hereinafter called “Sears”, who sold these hammers under the trade name, as though they were manufactured by Sears, and who prepared specifications for and supervised their manufacture, both expressly and impliedly warranted the hammers to be so manufactured and fabricated as to be reasonably fit for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
  3. Lucille H. Burch v. Reading CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
  4. Larson v. Jo Ann Cab Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
  5. Charles Ditter v. Yellow Cab CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Davita Carter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Kristin Beul v. Asse International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  3. Seaboard Finance Company v. DavisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1967
  4. Atkin F. Seltzer and Helen Seltzer, His Wife v. William W. Chesley, Jr., as Special Administrator of the Estate of Linda Joyce Berryhill, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  5. Davis v. Coats CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1963

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