Legal Opinion
Joseph C. Myers v. John Deere Limited, a Canadian Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1982No. 81-1982PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Defendant John Deere Limited (JDL) appeals from a judgment entered by the District Court 1 on a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Joseph C. Myers in the amount of $166,000. The sum was awarded in a diversity action brought by Myers against several defendants, including JDL, whose combined negligence was said to have caused plaintiff to sustain serious personal injuries. JDL does not question the propriety of the jury verdict as such, but otherwise argues for reversal because (1) the District Court lacked personal jurisdiction over JDL, and (2) the plaintiff’s service of…
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