Legal Opinion
William Fink and Betty Fink v. Foley-Belsaw Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1993No. 91-3771PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HANSEN, Circuit Judge.
Appellants William Fink and his wife, Betty Fink, brought a products liability action against Foley-Belsaw Company (Foley). After a six day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Foley, and the district court 1 denied the Finks’ motion for a new trial. The Finks appeal. We affirm.
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The product in question is Foley’s M-14 sawmill. The M-14 sawmill does not come equipped with a power source, but is designed so that its mandrel shaft (which drives the saw blade) can be connected to a separate power source. Kerry Middleton purchased an M-14 sawmill. He decided to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Bollenbach v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Nesselrode v. Executive Beechcraft, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1986
- Idris Ibrahim Siddiqi v. Spencer Leak, in His Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Cook County Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Isaac Cowens, Sallie Gonzales v. Siemens-Elema Ab and Elema Schonander, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Steven Bissett and David Westergren v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, David Westergren v. Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Century Wrecker Corp. v. E.R. Buske Manufacturing Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1996
- Waitek v. Dalkon Shield TrustDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1996
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