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ADAMS v. FUQUA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Nos. 85-2382, 85-2383.

820 F.2d 271 (1987)

Roberta Rae ADAMS, Appellee, v. FUQUA INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellant. Roberta Rae ADAMS, Appellant, v. FUQUA INDUSTRIES, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 4, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 15, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter von Gontard, St. Louis, Mo. (Ronald E. Fox, Ian P. Cooper, Shepherd, Sandberg & Phoenix, Frank N. Gundlach, Thomas B. Weaver, Wilbur L. Tomlinson, Armstrong, Teasdale, Kramer & Vaughn, of counsel), for appellant.

Paul C. Hetterman, St. Louis, Mo., for appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON and MAGILL, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 15, 1987.

MAGILL, Circuit Judge.

Fuqua Industries, Inc., ("Fuqua") appeals from the district court's entry of judgment upon a jury verdict of $1,575,000 in favor of Roberta Rae Adams ("Adams") for injuries she sustained while riding a Fuqua lawnmower. Fuqua contends on appeal that the district court erred in excluding Fuqua's rebuttal evidence. We conclude that the district court's exclusion materially prejudiced...

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