Berg v. Sukup Manufacturing Co.

TSCHETTER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant Sukup Manufacturing Company (Sukup) appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff Berg and from the ruling of the trial court denying its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1974 Larry Hansen, a grain farmer, purchased a grain drying system manufactured by Sukup. The system consisted in part of a grain bin in which were located several horizontal and vertical augers placed and designed in such manner as to circulate the grain being processed. The augers would convey the grain to the proximity of a forced hot air source that…