FARIES v. ATLAS TRUCK BODY MFG. CO.

No. 85-1321.

797 F.2d 619 (1986)

Lawrence William FARIES, Appellant, v. ATLAS TRUCK BODY MFG. CO., a corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided August 28, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Reeves, Caruthersville, Mo., for appellant.

John P. Bradshaw, Independence, Mo., for appellee.

Before HEANEY, McMILLIAN and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Lawrence William Faries appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri upon a jury verdict in favor of defendants American Honda Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Atlas Truck Body Manufacturing Co. (Atlas Truck) in this strict liability case. For reversal Faries argues that the district court erred in (1) instructing the jury on comparative fault and (2) admitting into evidence the state highway...

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