Legal Opinion
Dawn v. Essex Conveyors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1974No. Nos. 73-2174 through 73-2179PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
The appeals in this diversity case arose out of a products liability action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by an employee in a Tennessee industrial accident that occurred in 1970. The plaintiffs, Jerry Dawn, and his wife, Wanda Dawn, filed a complaint against Essex Conveyor, Inc. (hereinafter “Essex”) and Process Equipment Engineering Company, Inc. (hereinafter “Process”), appellants herein, alleging that they negligently designed and manufactured a “senior skip hoist dumper” used by Mr. Dawn’s employer, Tennessee Eastman Company (hereinafter…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Dale v. WhitemanMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. StevensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Arthur Araujo v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Steamship Authority v. New England Telephone Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Rupe v. Durbin Durco, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
- Tennessee River Pulp and Paper Company, Third-Party v. Eichleay Corporation and Miller Electric Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Burrell v. RodgersDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1977
- Union Planters Corp. v. Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
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