RIHA v. JASPER BLACKBURN CORP.

No. 74-1795.

516 F.2d 840 (1975)

Dennis L. RIHA, Appellee, v. JASPER BLACKBURN CORP., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1975.

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Arthur Curtiss, Lincoln, Neb., for appellant.

Bryce Bartu, Seward, Neb., for appellee.

Before CLARK, Associate Justice, and LAY and BRIGHT, Circuit Judges.


LAY, Circuit Judge.

Dennis Riha received a $460,500 jury verdict in this personal injury action against the Jasper Blackburn Corporation, a company which manufactures and markets electrical equipment. On appeal from the district court's denial of a judgment n. o. v. the defendant raises two basic issues: (1) whether the evidence was sufficient to submit the issue of strict liability to the jury, and (2) whether the trial court erred in allowing expert testimony on...

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