Legal Opinion
Koppinger v. Cullen-Schiltz & Associates
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 31, 1975No. Nos. 73-1873, 74-1031 and 74-1146PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity tort action arising from a natural gas service line explosion. The appellate agenda consists of a long list of alleged trial court errors in the conduct of the seven-week jury trial. We affirm.
Richard Koppinger died as a result of the natural gas explosion and ensuing fire at 536 East End Avenue, Evansdale, Iowa, on February 14, 1970. Mrs. Kop-pinger and the two children received burns. Mrs. Koppinger brought this negligence action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.1 The jury award was against the three…
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