Legal Opinion

Scalf v. Berkel, Inc.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided May 17, 1983No. 2-282-A-45PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUCHANAN, Chief Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

Plaintiff-appellant Charles E. Scalf, Jr. (Scalf) appeals from a summary judgment barring his product liability action against defendant-appellee Berkel, Incorporated, (Berkel), asserting federal due process and equal protection attacks on the constitutionality of the ten-year limitation on filing actions under the Indiana Product Liability Statute of Limitation (hereinafter cited as Statute).

We affirm.

FACTS

The undisputed facts are that Scalf was employed by a meat market in Noblesville, Indiana. A meat grinding machine used at the market had been…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. KubrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Texaco, Inc. v. ShortSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Johnson v. St. Vincent Hospital, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Dague v. Piper Aircraft Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Sidle v. MajorsIndiana Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Daily v. New Britain Machine Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
  2. Tetterton v. Long Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  3. Haimbaugh Landscaping, Inc. v. JegenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  4. Orvil T. Braswell and Parlee K. Braswell v. Flintkote Mines, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,403 Juan Jaurequi v. John Deere Company and Deere & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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