IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                           FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                     CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION

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                    ROBERT CROWE              : JUNE TERM, 1995
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                         VS.                  :
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                    FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP.,     : NO. 3635
                    MACK TRUCKS, INC.,        :
                    AMERICAN LA FRANCE CORP., :
                    SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS,  :
                    INC.                      :

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                                         APRIL 23, 1998

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                            COURTROOM "G", COMPLEX LITIGATION CENTER
                                       WANAMAKER BUILDING
                                   PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                  BEFORE:    HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE, JR.

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                  APPEARANCES:


                               KENNETH L. MIRSKY, ESQUIRE
                               MICHAEL B. L. HEPPS, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF



                               POST & SCHELL, P.C.
                               BY:  ARTHUR M. TOENSMEIER, ESQUIRE
                                    JAMES H. COX, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP.



                               WHITE & WILLIAMS
                               BY:  JERROLD P. ANDERS, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR MACK TRUCKS



                               MARSHALL, DENNEHEY, WARNER,
                               COLEMAN & GOGGIN
                               BY:  LOUIS BELL, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS



                               MORGAN, HALLGREN, CROSSWELL & KANE, P.C.
                               BY:  ANTHONY SCHIMANECK, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR AMERICAN LA FRANCE CORP.
 





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                  WITNESSES:
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                                     DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS

                  STEPHEN WILCOX       5       27       53       54

                                               42       58

                                               49



                  JOHN P. BARRY       64       79       94      111

                                               86      113      115

                                               92



                  ARNOLD BRENMAN     130      158      174

                  DESCRIPTION               EXHIBITS        PAGE
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                  P-26  C.V. OF DR. WILCOX                    5

                  P-8  DESCRIPTION OF BROMLEY DEVICE          70

                  P-27  REEVALUATON OF MECHANICAL SIREN NOISE 72

                  P-28  DR. BARRY'S STUDY                     97

                  D-52  BID FROM CITY OF PHILA. SPECS        115

                  P-29  DEPOSITION OF MR. SINK               128

                  P-30  DEPOSITION OF MR. GRAHAM             128

                  D-65  C.V. DR. BRENMAN                     135

                  D-1E  BLOW UP OF AN AUDIOGRAM              155
 
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         2                           MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (WHEREUPON, THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN

         6               OPEN COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                           THE COURT:  NOW, MR. COX, YOU HAVE

         8               ANOTHER MOTION?

         9                           MR. COX:  YES, SIR.  I'VE

        10               ANTICIPATED THAT THE PLAINTIFF WILL ATTEMPT TO

        11               ELICIT AT LEAST FROM DR. WILCOX EVIDENCE THAT

        12               AT SOME TIME AFTER MR. CROWE RETIRED FEDERAL

        13               SIGNAL BEGAN TO PUT A WARNING IN THE BOX.

        14                           THE COURT:  I SAID THE

        15               RETROFITTING WAS NOT ADMISSIBLE.

        16                           MR. COX:  YES, SIR.  BUT THIS HAS

        17               TO DO WITH A WARNING.  THE PLAINTIFF CONTENDS

        18