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                   IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
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                           FIRST JUDICIAL COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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                                   CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION
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         6          ROBERT CROWE              : JUNE TERM, 1995
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         7               VS                  :
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         8          FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP,     : NO 3635
                    MACK TRUCKS, INC,        :
         9          AMERICAN LA FRANCE CORP, :
                    SEAGRAVE FIRE APPARATUS,  :
        10          INC                      :

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        12                            APRIL 27, 1998

        13                              VOLUME SIX

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

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        18        BEFORE:    HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, JR

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        20                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
                                     1321 ARCH STREET
        21                       PHILADELPHIA, PA 19107

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         2        APPEARANCES:

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                               KENNETH L MIRSKY, ESQUIRE
         4                     MICHAEL B L HEPPS, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFF
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         6                     POST & SCHELL, PC
                               BY:  ARTHUR M TOENSMEIER, ESQUIRE
         7                          JAMES H COX, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR FEDERAL SIGNAL CORP
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         9                     WHITE & WILLIAMS
                               BY:  JERROLD P ANDERS, ESQUIRE
        10                     COUNSEL FOR MACK TRUCKS

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

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                               MORGAN, HALLGREN, CROSSWELL & KANE, PC
        15                     BY:  ANTHONY SCHIMANECK, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR AMERICAN LA FRANCE CORP
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                  WITNESSES               DIRECT  CROSS  REDIRECT  RECROSS
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         3        MALCOM CROCKER            5       50     85
                  JOSEPH BADER              100     117    123     124
         4        OFFICER WILLIAM PETERSON  141     157    158

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         6        MARKED_AS     DESCRIPTION                        PAGE
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         7        D-10  DR CROCKER'S CV                         12
                  D-11  BLOW-UP MEAUSUREMENT BY DR CROCKER        18
         8        D-11A ORIGINAL OF D-10                           19
                  D-12  BLOW-UP OF SIREN WITH SHROUD               20
         9        D-13  BLOW-UP OF SIREN THROTTLE CLOSED HALF WAY  25
                  D-14  BLOW-UP OF SIREN THROTTLE CLOSED 5/6THS    25
        10        D-15  BLOW-UP OF SIREN THROTTLE FULLY CLOSED     25
                  D-12A,13A,14A,15A ORIGINAL OF D-12 TO D-15       28
        11        D-16  BLOW-UP OF FIGURE ONE                      29
                  D-17  BLOW-UP OF FIGURE TWO                      31
        12        P-31  TEST BY DR CROCKER                        51
                  D-20  CV OF JOSEPH BADER                       109
        13        D-21  CV OF WILLIAM PETERSON                   148

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