Legal Opinion
Charles Larabee v. M M & L International Corporation, Lafi Jafari
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1990No. 89-1604PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Larabee appeals from the district court’s grant of defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Larabee sustained permanent injuries when he fell from a roof he was reshingling for defendant Jafari. Larabee alleged his fall was caused by Jafari’s failure to provide a safe place to work, and a jury awarded Larabee $282,500 in compensation for his injuries. In granting defendants’ motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, the district court held plaintiff had failed to submit sufficient evidence that Jafari’s negligence caused his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Farmers Co-Operative Elevator Association Non-Stock of Big Springs, Nebraska, a Cooperative Corporation v. Arthur C. StrandCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Francis and Barbara Breidor v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. And Whirlpool CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Norma D. TALLEY, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- W. A. Compton v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Simon v. Omaha Public Power DistrictNebraska Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Robert L. Fox v. Todd Allen DannenbergCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Edward Gene Williams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Clark v. HeidrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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