United States Sixth Circuit

In an action based on an allegedly defective boat, judgment for Plaintiff is reversed, where the District Court erred by reversing the summary judgment it granted to the boat's engine manufacturer following a bench trial in which the manufacturer did not participate.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/30/2009
• Published 03/30/2009

Judges

• Before BATCHELDER and GILMAN, Circuit Judges;  ZOUHARY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  John T. Pruitt, Jr., Travis, Pruitt, Powers & Yeast, Somerset, Kentucky, for Appellant.  John G. Prather, Jr., Law Offices of John G. Prather, Somerset, Kentucky, Thomas Pastore, Pastore & Gooden, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  John T. Pruitt, Jr., Travis, Pruitt, Powers & Yeast, Somerset, Kentucky, for Appellant.  John G. Prather, Jr., Winter R. Huff, Law Offices of John G. Prather, Somerset, Kentucky, Thomas Pastore, Pastore & Gooden, Indianapolis, Indiana, for Appellees.