Legal Opinion

Cartillar v. Turbine Conversions, Ltd.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 19, 1999No. 98-3111PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Turbine Conversations (Turbine) appeals the district court’s 2 denial of judgment as a matter of law following a jury verdict in favor of J.R. Cartillar. Turbine argues that there was insufficient evidence to establish that the damages Cartillar suffered were caused by the unmerchantable condition of the engine Turbine sold to Cartillar. We affirm.

1. BACKGROUND

J.R. Cartillar owns and operates a crop-dusting company. Turbine offers a service through which it replaces the piston motor on an agricultural aircraft with a smaller and lighter, yet more powerful, turbine engine.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

C. Thomas RYTHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KARE 11, an NBC Affiliate; Gannett Co., Inc., Defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
Great Dane Trailer Sales, Inc. v. Malvern Pulpwood, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1990

3Cited by4 opinions

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