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NORTON v. SNAPPER POWER EQUIP., DIV. OF FUQUA

No. 86-3128.

806 F.2d 1545 (1987)

James L. NORTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. SNAPPER POWER EQUIPMENT, a DIVISION OF FUQUA INDUSTRIES, INC., a Delaware corporation, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 13, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Davis, Wooten, Honeywell, Kest & Martinez, Orlando, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Thomas M. Burke, Rumberger, Kirk, Caldwell, Cabaniss & Burke, Sharon Lee Stedman, Orlando, Fla., for defendant-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before CLARK, EDMONDSON and KEITH, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 13, 1987.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff James L. Norton was injured while using a riding lawn mower manufactured by defendant Snapper Power Equipment. The issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in granting a judgment notwithstanding the verdict to Snapper on Norton's strict liability claim. We reverse.

FACTS

Norton was, and still is, in the commercial lawn mowing business. He...

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