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John Beacham v. Lee-Norse and Ingersoll-Rand and Does I Through V, Inclusive

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 26, 1983No. 81-1920PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case Lee-Norse and Ingersoll-Rand appeal from a jury verdict finding them strictly liable for injuries suffered by John Beacham.

Lee-Norse is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ingersoll-Rand which manufactures and sells coal mining machinery. The machine involved in this case was a roof bolter designed and manufactured by Lee-Norse and sold to the Braztah Mining Company. The roof bolter was used in Braztah’s underground coal mine in Helper, Utah. The function of the roof bolter was to drill holes into the ceiling of the mine, and then to install six-foot…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Rasmussen Drilling, Inc., a Colorado Corporation Licensed to Do Business in Wyoming v. Kerr-Mcgee Nuclear Corporation and Kerr-Mcgee CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
  2. Caterpillar Tractor Co. v. BeckAlaska Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Mulherin v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Ernest W. Hahn, Inc. v. Armco Steel Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Texas Eastern Transmission Corp. v. Marine Office-Appleton & Cox Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. K-B Trucking Company and Keith Collins, Cross-Appellants v. Riss International Corporation and World Leasing, Inc., Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1985
  2. Clyde W. HINDS and Mary Lee Hinds, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  3. Ellsworth v. Sherne Lingerie, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  4. Glenn Hill v. Bache Halsey Stuart Shields Incorporated, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  5. Marshall v. El Paso Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989

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