Legal Opinion
Kohn v. La Manufacture Francaise Des Pneumatiques Michelin
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided October 22, 1991No. C8-91-873, CX-91-874PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
A product manufacturer and designer appeal the trial court’s denial of an alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV) or new trial on a jury determination of product defect. We affirm the trial court’s rulings on the admissibility of tire compression test results, the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, and the denial of a collateral source reduction. The French design company separately appeals the denial of JNOV for lack of personal jurisdiction, and we reverse.
FACTS
Mark Kohn was seriously injured when he attempted to mount a…
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