Dennis L. Riha v. Jasper Blackburn Corp.

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Dennis Riha received a $460,500 jury verdict in this personal injury action against the Jasper Blackburn Corporation, a company which manufactures and markets electrical equipment. On appeal from the district court’s denial of a judgment n. o. v. the defendant raises two basic issues: (1) whether the evidence was sufficient to submit the issue of strict liability to the jury, and (2) whether the trial court erred in allowing expert testimony on the projected rate of inflation and its effect on the plaintiff’s future earning capacity. We affirm the judgment of liability, but…