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
                                              :
                         VS                  :
                                              :
                    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, PC
                               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, PC
                               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  CV 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  CV 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