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WANKIER v. CROWN EQUIPMENT CORP.

No. 02-4147.

353 F.3d 862 (2003)

Paula WANKIER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 23, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. O'Donnell (Darcy M. Goddard, Wheeler Trigg & Kennedy, P.C., Denver, CO and Lee Mickus, Snell & Wilmer, LLP, Denver, CO, with him on the brief), Wheeler Trigg & Kennedy, P.C., Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellant.

Michael P. Zaccheo (Christian S. Collins with him on the brief), Richards Brandt Miller & Nelson, Salt Lake City, UT, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before SEYMOUR, HENRY, and McCONNELL, Circuit Judges.

McCONNELL, Circuit Judge.

Crown Equipment Corporation ("Crown") appeals a jury verdict for Plaintiff Paula Wankier in this products liability action, which is governed by Utah law. Ms. Wankier was the operator of an electric pallet jack, also known as a "walkie-rider," manufactured by Crown. While operating the walkie-rider in a warehouse, Ms. Wankier drove the machine into a conveyor belt. Her leg was caught between the conveyor and the walkie-rider, causing severe...

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