Scallan v. Duriron Co., Inc.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

In this products liability case, plaintiffs-appellants, John Seallan and his wife Irene, (collectively Seallan) appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, The Duriron Company (Duriron). We affirm.

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The accident which spawned this case occurred at the Allied-Signal (Allied) chemical plant when a pump manufactured by Duriron exploded and released chlorine into the air. Mr. Seallan was injured when he inhaled chlorine while cleaning up after the explosion. The pump that exploded was used to produce freon at the Allied…