Michael Eugene Brackney, an Infant by Judith C. Brackney, His Guardian Ad Litem and Judith C. Brackney v. Combustion Engineering, Inc., University of Chicago, and John Doe I, John Doe Ii, John Doe Iii, John Doe Iv, John Doe V, John Doe Vi, John Doe Vii, John Doe Viii, John Doe Ix, John Doe X, Richard Dean McKinley Ann Marie Rowell John Michael McKinley and Caroline Irene McKinley v. Combustion Engineering, Inc., and University of Chicago

674 F.2d 812 Michael Eugene BRACKNEY, an infant by Judith C. Brackney, his guardian ad litem and Judith C. Brackney, Appellants, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., University of Chicago, and John Doe I, John Doe II, John Doe III, John Doe IV, John Doe V, John Doe VI, John Doe VII, John Doe VIII, John Doe IX, John Doe X, Appellees. Richard Dean McKINLEY; Ann Marie Rowell; John Michael McKinley; and Caroline Irene McKinley, Appellants, v. COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., and University of Chicago, Appellees. Nos. 80-3381, 80-3422 and 81-3201. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 7, 1981. Decided April 15, 1982. William Charles Carr, Idaho Falls, Idaho, argued, for appellants; Dennis M. Olsen, Peterson, Moss & Olsen, Idaho Falls, Idaho, on brief. Donald E. Jose, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for appellees. Appeals from the United States District Court for the District of Idaho. Before KILKENNY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and TANNER, District Judge. * KILKENNY, Circuit Judge: 1 The dispositive issue in this consolidated appeal is whether the Idaho Statute of Limitations bars the claim of the appellants. FACTS 2 On January 3, 1961, an…