Legal Opinion
Clarence Tucker, Jr. And Jean Tucker v. Paxson MacHine Company, William Thropp & Sons Company, Division of J.M.L. Trading Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1981No. 80-1381PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Clarence and Jean Tucker (Tucker) brought this products liability action against the Paxson Machine Company (Pax-son), an alleged corporate successor of William R. Thropp & Sons Company (Thropp), to recover damages for injuries allegedly caused by a defective rubber calendar machine manufactured by Thropp. 1 The district court 2 dismissed the action on Pax-son’s motion for summary judgment. Tucker v. Paxson Machine Co., 489 P.Supp. 391 (E.D.Mo.1980). Tucker now appeals from the adverse judgment, contending that the traditional rule regarding liability of successor…
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