Legal Opinion
Samuel Joesph Tafoya v. Sears Roebuck and Co. And Roper Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1989No. 85-1818PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Tafoya’s left hand and wrist were seriously injured when his hand was caught in the rotating blades of a riding tractor/lawnmower which had turned over. The jury returned a verdict of $150,000.00 for Tafoya based on strict liability in tort, holding Tafoya 50% at fault, the manufacturer Roper Corporation (Roper) 30% at fault, and the seller Sears Roebuck and Company (Sears) 20% at fault, thus reducing Tafoya’s award to $75,000. I.R. 58. Roper and Sears appeal the adverse judgment entered after the trial court’s denial of their motions for judgment n. o. v. and…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Union Supply Co. v. PustSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
- Smith v. Ariens Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Mile Hi Concrete, Inc. v. MatzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1992
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