Van Buskirk Ex Rel. Van Buskirk v. West Bend Co.

MEMORANDUM

ROBERT F. KELLY, District Judge.

Presently before the Court is the Motion of Defendant, The West Bend Company (“West Bend” or “Defendant”), for Summary Judgment against Plaintiffs. Plaintiffs instituted this product liability action against West Bend for injuries sustained by their six and one-half month old son, Gerald Joseph Van Buskirk, III (“Gerald”), on February 3, 1995. Plaintiffs claim design defects in West Bend’s Four Cup Deep Fryer (“Four Cup Fryer”) proximately caused Gerald’s injuries. For the reasons which follow, West Bend’s Motion is granted.

I. FACTS.

On February 3,…