Legal Opinion
Deborah W. Kane and Andrew Kane v. Magna Mixer Company and Paul L. Kramer
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 7, 1995No. 94-4001PublishedCited by 167 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOINER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Deborah Kane suffered an on-the-job injury while operating equipment manufactured decades ago by a company that since has ceased manufacturing operations. This case represents Kane’s second attempt to prosecute a viable cause of action against a collectible defendant. Not surprisingly, defenses of res judicata, collateral estoppel and waiver were asserted, and the district court was persuaded that res judicata barred this action. We affirm, although not entirely for the reasons stated by the district court. In doing so, we decide an issue of first impression…
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