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ROTH v. BLACK & DECKER, U.S., INC.

No. 83-1806.

737 F.2d 779 (1984)

Anthony ROTH, Appellee, v. BLACK & DECKER, U.S., INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 29, 1984.

As Amended on Denial of Rehearing August 1, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mogab & Hughes Attys. Inc., Richard L. Hughes, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Kortenhof & Ely, Ben Ely, Jr., St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

Before ROSS, JOHN R. GIBSON and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Black & Decker, U.S., Inc., appeals from a judgment in favor of Anthony Roth as a result of serious lacerations to Roth's right leg and knee caused by an electric saw. The case was submitted on the theory of strict liability in tort and the jury returned a verdict of $165,000 actual damages and $35,000 punitive damages. On appeal Black & Decker claims some nine trial errors involving rulings on evidence, instructions to the jury...

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