prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,198 Roger Weger and Marilyn Weger v. Shell Oil Company, Ashland Oil Company, General Electric Company

Plaintiffs-appellants Roger and Marilyn Weger appeal the district court’s order granting summary judgment to all defendants-appellees in an action alleging negligence, strict product liability, and loss of consortium. Jurisdiction in the district court was based on diversity of citizenship of the various defendant corporations and alleged damages in excess of $50,000.

I. FACTS

Appellant Roger Weger was employed by Victor Dana Corporation for fourteen years as a shop steward and sheet metal operator before he was forced to leave his job due to severe kidney problems in December 1982. He suffered…