Legal Opinion
Ruther v. Robins Engineering & Constructors, A Division of Litton Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 25, 1986No. 85-2341PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
This diversity complaint was filed by the Special Administratrix of the estate of Tyrone Bolden who sued Robins Engineering and Constructors (“Robins”), a Delaware corporation, for Bolden’s wrongful death for “in excess of TEN THOUSAND ($10,-000) DOLLARS.”1
Count I was based on a products liability theory and alleged that Bolden was an employee of Bethlehem Steel Corporation2 in its Burns Harbor plant in Chesterton, Indiana. According to this Count, Robins designed and produced a vibrating feeder in a truck hopper as part of the bedding plant it constructed for Bethlehem…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. ChapmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Ortho Pharmaceutical Corp. v. ChapmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
- Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased v. White Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ruther v. Robins Engineering And ConstructorsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986