Legal Opinion
Thomas Tansil DILLAHA, Appellant, v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A., Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 5, 1994No. 93-2871PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action, Thomas Tansil Dillaha appeals from the District Court’s 1 order granting summary judgment in favor of Yamaha Motor Corporation (YMC). We affirm.
On August 29, 1987, Dillaha suffered serious injuries when the go-kart he was driving went out of control and struck a gas meter and pipeline. On August 28, 1990, Dillaha filed suit in Arkansas state court against a number of defendants, including YMC. Relevant to this appeal, the state complaint alleged that YMC “was negligent in the design and manufacture of’ the go-kart. On January 9, 1991, Dillaha…
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