Legal Opinion
James A. McKinnon v. Skil Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 20, 1981No. 80-1298PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, James McKinnon, sued Skil Corporation on negligence and breach of warranty theories for injuries he incurred while operating a portable electric saw manufactured by the defendant. The jury returned a verdict for Skil on April 4, 1980. McKinnon alleges that the trial judge committed numerous prejudicial errors by giving misleading or erroneous instructions, refusing to give an instruction requested by the plaintiff, and by the exclusion from evidence of certain documents and testimony offered by the plaintiff. The appellant also contests the admission of…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- H. E. Collins and Joetta Collins, Surviving Parents and Personal Representatives of Karen Collins, Deceased v. Wayne CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Back v. Wickes Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Paula H. Roy v. Star Chopper Company, Inc., and Third-Party v. Ashok Hingorany and Advanced Materials Systems, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Norwilton Murray v. Fairbanks Morse, Beloit Power Systems, Inc., in No. 78-2224. Cross Appeal of Norwilton Murray, in No. 78-2225Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by124 opinions
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- George BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Y & O PRESS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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