Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit October 17, 1979, 79-1461 (James D. Daniels v. McKay MacHine Company and Wean United, Inc., and Dow Chemical Co.)

SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.

The questions posed by this.diversity case on appeal are (1) whether a state court’s denial of summary judgment is the law of the case when, after removal, the federal court is faced with a similar motion for summary judgment; and (2) whether, under Illinois law, strict products liability applies to the lessor or seller of equipment causing injury when the lessor or