Zrust v. Spencer Foods, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Spencer Foods, Inc. (Spencer) appeals from a judgment in the amount of $175,000, plus costs, awarded to plaintiff Evelyn L. Zrust by the district court1 following a jury verdict in a negligence action for the wrongful death of plaintiff’s decedent, John A. Zrust. Spencer contends that the jury instruction concerning the extent of Spencer’s duty toward Zrust was contrary to Nebraska law, and that the district court should have allowed the jury to consider its defense • that Zrust assumed the risk of his work place. We reject these contentions for the reasons set…
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