John M. Hoppe v. Midwest Conveyor Company, Inc.

LAY, Circuit Judge.

This is a product liability case. John Hoppe brought this action against Midwest Conveyor Co., Inc., for injuries he received on the assembly line of Fisher Body Division, a General Motors automobile plant located in St. Louis, Missouri. The defendant, Midwest Convey- or Co., was the manufacturer of a conveyor-hoist used in the plant. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the defendant ruling there was insufficient evidence that the machine was defective or dangerous when put to a use reasonably anticipated. Plaintiff appeals. We…