Legal Opinion
Schmude v. Tricam Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 17, 2009No. 08-2370PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Before us is the appeal in a diversity suit for personal injury, and if there were any substantive issues they would be governed by Illinois law, but there aren’t any. The plaintiff fell off a ladder at work, injuring his back severely; he is a manual worker, and as a result of his injury is no longer employable. The ladder was defective, and he sued the manufacturer. The only issue at trial was whether the defect had caused the accident — one can of course fall off a defective ladder and be injured without the fall having been precipitated by the defect. The jury…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- United States v. Timothy B. StokesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Helen J. Stoleson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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