Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,915 Clark Equipment Company v. The Dial Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 1994No. 93-3018PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
This appeal requires us to consider the meaning of products liability. Back in 1971, Clark Equipment Company purchased from Armour and Company the principal assets of the Construction Equipment Division of an Armour subsidiary, Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation. The division (we’ll call it “Lima”) manufactured Lima construction cranes. These are, of course, highly durable products, and Clark was naturally concerned about the possibility of being made a defendant in products liability suits arising from defective cranes manufactured long before its purchase of Lima’s…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Harry F. Chaveriat, Jr. v. Williams Pipe Line CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Raymond Leannais and Catherine Leannais v. Cincinnati, Incorporated and Cincinnati-Forte Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Charles Travis and Jean Travis v. Harris Corp., Harris-Intertype Corporation, Sheridan Division and Bruno MacHinery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Theophelis v. Lansing General HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Fairchild Aircraft Inc. v. Cambell (In Re Fairchild Aircraft Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1995
- Dispatch Automation, Inc. v. Anthony B. Richards and Patricia RichardsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Nicolet Instrument Corporation v. Lindquist & VennumCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Christine Adams, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Plaza Finance Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Christine Adams, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Plaza Finance Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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