MILLER v. YAZOO MFG. CO.

No. 93-2537.

26 F.3d 81 (1994)

James MILLER; Margaret Miller, Appellants, v. YAZOO MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 15, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth Lee Dement, Jr., Sikeston, MO, argued, for appellants.

Jeffrey P. Hine, Cape Girardeau, MO, argued, for appellee.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, HANSEN, Circuit Judge, and KOPF, District Judge.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

James Miller was mowing the grass in his backyard when he and his Yazoo Red Rider riding lawnmower tumbled down the side of a 10-foot-high ravine. Miller's right arm was injured, and two fingers on his right hand were severed. He and his wife sued the Yazoo Manufacturing Company on a strict liability theory. At trial, Yazoo introduced evidence that referred to and consisted of safety standards published by the American National Standards Institute...

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