Legal Opinion
Burke v. Warner & Swasey Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1989No. 88-2274PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Billy J. and Shirley Burke appeal from the district court order granting summary judgment to defendant Badger Construction Equipment Company in the Burkes’ diversity action to recover damages for injuries Billy Burke suffered while operating a crane manufactured by Warner & Swa-sey Company, Badger’s predecessor in interest. We remand.
Burke was injured when the crane in question tipped over on February 15, 1986, while he was working at the Nekoosa Paper Company plant in Arkansas. Warner & Swasey had sold and shipped the crane to a retail distributor on May 31,1978.…
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