Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Miles
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2003No. 02-6412PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Richard Thornton appeals a district court judgment that dismissed his products liability action filed under the district court’s diversity of citizenship jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).
Thornton filed his complaint in the district court alleging that he was injured in 1997 due to a defect in a John Deere skidder machine he bought that same year. Plaintiff named as defendants…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Lasalle National Bank and Lake Properties Venture v. County of Lake and the Village of GrayslakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- In Re Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Norman C. HartselCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- Sherry Michals v. Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Baxter International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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