PARKS v. ARIENS CO.

No. 15-2664.

829 F.3d 655 (2016)

Susan R. PARKS, wife and next of kin of Timothy Glen Parks, deceased, and Executor of the Estate of Timothy Glen Parks, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant v. ARIENS COMPANY, a Wisconsin Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 14, 2016.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 19, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was John Dress Gehlhausen , of Aurora, CO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Jason Gann , of Sioux City, IA.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was I. Gregg Curry, IV , of Appleton, WI. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellee brief; John C. Gray , of Sioux City, IA., Philip A Munroe , of Appleton, WI.

Before SHEPHERD, BEAM, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


This negligence case requires us to decide whether a product manufacturer can satisfy its duty to a purchaser by making available an optional safety feature that would have prevented the accident that gave rise to the suit. We agree with the district court1

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