Legal Opinion
Donald E. Leistra v. Bucyrus-Erie Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1971No. 20227PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Donald Leistra, as plaintiff, brought this diversity action under Nebraska law to recover for injuries he sustained in an industrial accident. He attributed his injuries to negligence in the design of a large crawler-type crane, manufactured by Bucyrus-Erie Company, about which he worked as an employee of building contractor Peter Kiewit Sons Company of Omaha, Nebraska. A jury awarded Leistra $70,000 in damages, but the federal district court, Judge Robinson presiding, granted defendant Bucyrus-Erie judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Leistra brings this timely appeal.…
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- Lock v. Packard Flying Service, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1970
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