HUGHES v. AMERICAN JAWA, LTD.

No. 75-1282.

529 F.2d 21 (1976)

Robert E. HUGHES, Appellant, v. AMERICAN JAWA, LTD., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold L. Drake, Grant City, Mo., for appellant.

Wendell E. Koerner, Jr., St. Joseph, Mo., for appellee.

Before GIBSON, Chief Judge, and LAY and ROSS, Circuit Judges.


GIBSON, Chief Judge.

In this removed diversity case, plaintiff, Robert Hughes, appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant, American Jawa, Ltd. Plaintiff instituted the present strict tort liability action seeking a $90,000 recovery for injuries sustained in an accident while operating a motorcycle distributed by defendant.

The motorcycle in question is a 1970 Jawa CZ 175cc. It was originally purchased on March 2, 1970, by William Stephenson...

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