LLOYD v. JOHN DEERE CO.

No. 90-1242.

922 F.2d 1192 (1991)

Minnie LLOYD, Administratrix of the Estate of Gilbert Lloyd, Individually, and in Behalf of the Heirs at Law of Gilbert Lloyd, Sr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JOHN DEERE COMPANY, et al., Defendants, Deere & Company, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Walker, Batesville, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellees.

W.O. Luckett, Jr., Michael T. Lewis, Luckett Law Firm, Clarksdale, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before RUBIN, SMITH, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal, concerning product liability claims, is from a Fed.R.Civ.P. 50(a) directed verdict in favor of John Deere Company. We AFFIRM.

I.

In September 1987, Gilbert Lloyd, a resident of Mississippi, was killed while operating his Deere Model A tractor, which did not have a rollover protection structure. Mr. Lloyd's widow (Lloyd) brought this Mississippi wrongful death diversity action against Deere, alleging, inter...

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