United States Ninth Circuit

In a products liability action under Washington law, dismissal of a third party liability defense was improper where questions of employer and co-worker status should have gone to the jury. Exclusion of evidence of maintenance of a fryer was erroneous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/30/2002
• Published 12/30/2002

Judges

• Before HILL,GOULD and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• J. Michael Crowe,Crowe & Rogan, Santa Monica, CA, and Todd R. Startzel, Leveque, Kirkpatrick, & Startzel, Spokane, WA, for defendant-appellant., Steven M. Cronin, Mullin, Cronin, Casey & Blair, Spokane, WA, for plaintiff-appellee.