Pardo v. Olson & Sons, Inc.

40 F.3d 1063 Luis J. PARDO, Jr.; Julian Ramo, Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Luis J. Pardo, Deceased, on behalf of said Estate of Luis J. Pardo; Luis J. Pardo; Luis J. Pardo, Jr.; Dyanara Pardo, a minor; and Julian L. Pardo, a minor, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OLSON & SONS, INC., a Minnesota corporation; Chas. Olson & Sons, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Lilly Enterprises, a Minnesota corporation, Defendants, and Knapheide Manufacturing Co., an Illinois corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35724. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Oct. 4, 1994. Decided Nov. 25, 1994. James F. Leggett, Leggett & Kram, Tacoma, WA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Kent C. Meyer, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before: WOOD, * HUG, and TANG, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 This is a wrongful death action brought by the personal representatives of the estate of Luis Pardo, whose death resulted from injuries he suffered while he was repairing a dump truck. Jurisdiction in the district court was based on diversity of citizenship, and…