McKNIGHT v. JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.

No. 93-1239.

36 F.3d 1396 (1994)

Randy C. McKNIGHT, a minor, By and Through his next friend, Dessie LUDWIG, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur L. Klein, Chicago, IL, argued (Louis A. Lehr, Jr., David B. Goodman, Craig F. Lowther, and Greggory D. Groves, on the brief), for appellant.

Donald E. Woody, Springfield, MO, argued (Monte P. Clithero, Kerry L. Middleton and Warren E. Harris, on the brief), for appellee.

Before MAGILL, Circuit Judge, LAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and HANSEN, Circuit Judge.


HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI), appeals from the district court's order denying its motion for judgment as a matter of law or new trial after a jury returned a $1.2 million verdict for McKnight in this battery explosion case. JCI argues that it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law because the only evidence to support the verdict should not have been admitted by the district court. JCI asserts that the district court erred in admitting:...

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