CHRISTENSEN v. OSAKIS SILO COMPANY

No. 19894.

424 F.2d 1301 (1970)

Donald L. CHRISTENSEN, Appellant, v. OSAKIS SILO COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

April 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Vogel, Mandan, N. D., for appellant.

Gerald S. Rufer, Fergus Falls, Minn., for appellee.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Chief Judge, and MATTHES and GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


VAN OOSTERHOUT, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiff Christensen from judgment based on a jury verdict dismissing his claim for injuries sustained when he fell from a silo when a door on which ladder steps were constructed fell inward into the silo. Jurisdiction based on diversity of citizenship and the requisite amount is established. The accident occurred in North Dakota; the parties agree that North Dakota law controls.

The defendant had sold the...

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