Legal Opinion
Richard D. Hoover v. Switlik Parachute Company, Co-Defendant-Appellant, Pioneer Systems, Inc., Co-Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 14, 1981No. 81-5282PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KASHIWA, Judge:
This appeal involves a grant of summary judgment in a product liability case. Although the motion was made by one co-defendant against the plaintiff, its effect was to limit liability for manufacture of a potentially defective part to a second co-defendant. We must decide first, whether depositions taken prior to joinder of the second co-defendant could be used as affidavits in support of such a motion; and second, whether there were genuine issues of material fact raised in opposition to the motion.
Captain Richard D. Hoover was injured while using a parachute owned by the Air…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Sherman v. British Leyland Motors, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- United States Ex Rel. Louisiana v. JackSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
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