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AUSTIN v. LINCOLN EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.

Nos. 89-1272, 89-1604.

888 F.2d 934 (1989)

Otis AUSTIN, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. LINCOLN EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATES, INC., Defendant, Appellee. Appeal of GARLOCK EQUIPMENT CO., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 7, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean Seaburg, Milwaukee, Wis., with whom James E. Olds, Ltd., Bloomington, Minn., was on brief for appellant.

William A. Filippo, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BOWNES, BREYER and FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judges.

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

In this strict product liability diversity action, defendant-appellant Garlock Equipment Company appeals from an order of the District Court of Rhode Island denying the company's motions for a directed verdict, judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or a new trial.

I. BACKGROUND

Plaintiff-appellee Otis Austin, a roofer, suffered injuries when he fell off a roof while using a power roof sweeper manufactured by Garlock. The accident...

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