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LAMB v. MANITOWOC CO., INC.

No. 96-620.

570 N.W.2d 65 (1997)

James Earl LAMB, Appellee, v. The MANITOWOC COMPANY, INC. and Manitowoc Engineering Co., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied November 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Roby and Christopher L. Bruns of Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellants.

Jerry Wieslander, Altoona, and Donald G. Beattie and R. Bradley Skinner, Altoona, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, LAVORATO, and SNELL, JJ.

SNELL, Justice.

Plaintiff, James Earl Lamb, was awarded damages by a jury for injuries suffered in a workplace accident. The legal basis for the verdict was an alleged breach of defendants' duty to warn plaintiff of the danger in working with wire rope. The trial court denied defendants' motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. On appeal by defendants, we reverse and remand.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

James Earl Lamb was injured...

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