DEINES v. VERMEER MFG. CO.

No. 91-3044.

969 F.2d 977 (1992)

Robert E. DEINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants, American Insurance Association, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

July 21, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary D. White, Jr. of Schroer, Rice, P.A., Topeka, Kan., for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard T. Merker (Ben T. Schmitt with him on the briefs) of Wallace, Saunders, Austin, Brown & Enochs, Chartered, Overland Park, Kan., for defendants-appellants.

Alan Epstein of Hall & Evans, Denver, Colo., for amicus curiae.

Before BALDOCK and BARRETT, Circuit Judges, and PARKER, District Judge.


BARRETT, Senior Circuit Judge.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (Liberty Mutual) appeals from a judgment entered in favor of Robert Deines (Deines) following a jury trial.

Gary Vermeer of Vermeer Manufacturing Company invented and designed the Vermeer 605 line of hay balers. On October 30, 1986, Deines became entangled in a Vermeer Model 605C round baler resulting in an above elbow amputation of his right arm. Deines subsequently sued Vermeer Manufacturing...

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