Legal Opinion
Gaylon Hofer v. Mack Trucks, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1993No. 91-3428PublishedCited by 341 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Senior District Judge.
In this diversity case, Gaylon Hofer (“Hofer”) brought suit against Mack Trucks, Inc. (“Mack”), alleging negligence and strict liability in the design, manufacture, testing, and marketing of a Mack truck and seeking punitive damages. Hofer appeals the judgment, entered upon a jury verdict that Hofer is not entitled to any recovery, and from the district court’s 1 denial of Hofer’s Motion for a New Trial. On appeal, Hofer asserts that the court erred with regard to a discovery ruling and several evidentiary rulings, in its refusal to submit the issue of punitive…
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