Legal Opinion
Michael J. Roy and Dorothy M. Roy v. Jasper Corporation D/b/a/ Adjusto Equipment Company and Ronthor, Division of Evans Products Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 14, 1981No. 81-1453PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Michael J. Roy brought a product liability diversity action and his wife, Dorothy, an action for loss of consortium against defendants-appellees Jasper Corporation and Ronthor Company for injuries Michael allegedly incurred when work stools upon which he was seated while employed by Kolsman Instruments broke on two separate occasions. The defendants designed and manufactured the stools. The district court dismissed both actions on the grounds of collateral estoppel. This appeal followed.
After receiving the alleged injuries, Michael Roy made a claim for workmen’s…
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