Legal Opinion

Roger L. Burry v. Eustis Plumbing & Heating, Inc., a Nebraska Corporation Alcan Aluminum Corporation, Doing Business as Kroy Transportation, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided March 8, 2001No. 00-1253PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, Roger Burry, brings this appeal from a jury verdict for the defendant. On appeal, Mr. Burry argues the district court 1 erred and should be reversed, based on its instructions to the jury. We disagree, and affirm.

Burry was a truck driver for Kroy Transportation of Nebraska. On a snowy day in March, 1995, Burry was injured while making a delivery of pipes to Eustis Plumbing, a Nebraska client. While the owner of Eustis Plumbing, Frank Strong, was unloading Burry’s delivery in the company pipeyard, a bundle caught Burry’s hand and yanked his arm. About a year…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
  2. Janice L. WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HONEYWELL, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
  3. Oriental Trading Co., Inc., a Nebraska Corporation v. Sam G. Firetti Bing RanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
  4. Grain Land Coop v. Kar Kim Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. Sacco v. CarothersNebraska Supreme Court · 1997

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