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SHAWVER v. ROBERTS CORP.

No. 76-676.

90 Wis.2d 672 (1979)

280 N.W.2d 226

SHAWVER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROBERTS CORPORATION, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant there were briefs by J. Richard Long, attorney, of Beloit, and Theodore R. Postel, of counsel, of Chicago, Illinois, and oral argument by Mr. Long and Mr. Postel.

For the respondent there was a brief by Richard E. Rosenberg and Nowlan, Mouat, Lovejoy, Wood & Cripe of Janesville, and oral argument by Mr. Rosenberg.

DAY, J.

This is a product liability case. The jury found in favor of the defendant Roberts Corporation, which designed and manufactured a conveyor on which the plaintiff, Elim Luther Shawver, was injured. Mr. Shawver appeals from a judgment entered on the verdict on March 4, 1977.

The questions on appeal are:

1. Was there credible evidence in the record to support the jury's finding that the conveyor, when...

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