Legal Opinion
Tipton v. Bergrohr GMBH-Siegen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 1992No. 90-3677PublishedCited by 421 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Chief Judge:
The district court granted appellees summary judgment in this products liability and negligence action,1 concluding that appellants had failed to present a triable issue of fact for the jury. We agree that appellants have no case, and affirm.
I
On June 30, 1987, Donald Tipton brought this action2 against the two German corporations, Bergrohr GMBH-Siegen (Siegen) and Bergrohr GMBH-Herne (Herne), that designed the “sizer” machine3 at the Berg Steel Pipe Corporation (BSPC) in Panama City, Florida. His complaint alleged that on August 13,1986, as Tipton was standing near the…
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3Cited by421 opinions
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- Ott v. City of MobileDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 2001
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