Charles H. NOVAK, Jr., Appellant, v. NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
Charles H. Novak, Jr., who was injured in an accident involving a tractor manufactured by International Harvester Company, brought this diversity suit in United States District Court against Navistar International Transportation Corporation, successor to International Harvester. He appeals from the judgment entered on the jury verdict in favor of Navistar on the grounds that: 1) no evidence supported the court's instruction that the jury consider the affirmative defense of assumption of risk, and, even if there was such evidence, the court’s instruction on the issue was…
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