HALE v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.

No. 86-1679.

820 F.2d 928 (1987)

Larry HALE, Linda Hale, Appellees, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, The Budd Company, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Shult, Kansas City, Mo., for appellant.

John C. Risjord, Kansas City, Mo., for appellees.

Before HEANEY, Circuit Judge, FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

The Budd Company (Budd) appeals from a final judgment entered in the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri upon a jury verdict in an exploding rim case brought by Larry Hale and his wife, Linda Hale. The Hales were awarded $1,733,800 in actual and punitive damages from Budd. For reversal, Budd argues that the district court abused its discretion in 1) admitting into evidence a videotape prepared by the Hale's counsel...

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