James L. Goad, Husband Betty J. Goad, Wife v. S.A. Woods MacHine Company, a Corporation Yates-American MacHine Company, Inc., a Corporation
Opinion
Opinion
77 F.3d 488 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. James L. GOAD, husband; Betty J. Goad, wife, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. S.A. WOODS MACHINE COMPANY, a corporation; Yates-American Machine Company, Inc., a corporation, Defendants-Appellees. No. 95-35162. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 8, 1996. * Decided Feb. 14, 1996. 1 Before: HALL and TROTT, Circuit Judges, and RAFEEDIE, District Judge. ** 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 On October 31, 1989, James A. Goad was injured by a planer manufactured by S.A. Woods Machine Company ("S.A. Woods"). More than four years later, Goad (and his wife) filed this product liability suit against S.A. Woods and its successor in interest, Yates-American Machine Company, Inc. ("Yates-American"). The district court granted summary judgment based on Washington's three-year statute of limitations. Because no dispute of material fact exists, we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment. 4 * James A. Goad worked…