Legal Opinion
Willa Jari Lovett v. Union Pacific RR
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 19, 2000No. 98-3906PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Willa Jari Lovett sued DaimlerChrysler Corp. (Chrysler) and Union Pacific Railroad Company (Union Pacific) for injuries she sustained when the Chrysler Jeep Cherokee she was a passenger in collided with a Union Pacific locomotive. The jury returned a verdict in favor of both defendants. Lovett raises five issues on appeal. She contends that the district court erred by: (1) admitting evidence of her failure to wear her seat belt, (2) excluding evidence of other similar incidents involving a Jeep Cherokee, (3) excluding evidence that Chrysler changed its rear-liftgate…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Lovett v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000