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ROLFES v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO.

No. 86-1531.

817 F.2d 471 (1987)

Virgil J. ROLFES, Appellant, Carol Rolfes, v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1987.

Rehearing Denied June 3, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Williams, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn., for appellant.

Burns H. Davison, II, Des Moines, Iowa, for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge, BRIGHT, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

Virgil J. Rolfes appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court for the Northern District of Iowa in a products liability action based on strict liability in tort and negligence. The jury found that Rolfes had assumed the risk of injury and returned a verdict in favor of International Harvester Co. (International) on the strict liability claim. On the negligence claim, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Rolfes and assessed...

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