Legal Opinion
Ray and Marilyn Perkins v. Clark Equipment Company, Melrose Division
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1987No. 86-5455PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Ray and Marilyn Perkins appeal from an order of the district court 1 granting Clark Equipment Company’s motion for summary judgment in this product liability case. The district court held that Iowa’s two-year statute of limitations applies and that the Perkinses’ suit was time barred. For the reasons stated below we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
At all relevant times Ray and Marilyn Perkins were residents of Iowa. On January 5, 1982, while working for the City of Des Moines, Iowa, Ray Perkins fractured his right leg while attempting to mount a model 631 Bob Cat…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Issendorf v. OlsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1972
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