Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. John Deere Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 16, 1991No. Nos. 90-3080, 90-3120PublishedCited by 168 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDOCK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant and cross-appellee Stephen Brent Wheeler (Wheeler) lost his right arm while servicing a John Deere Titan series model 7720 combine. He brought this diversity case against the combine manufacturer, defendant-appellee and cross-appellant John Deere Company (Deere), on a strict products liability theory, alleging that the combine was unreasonably dangerous and that any warnings were inadequate. In the first trial, a jury found Deere 75% at fault and Wheeler’s employer 25% at fault. The jury calculated Wheeler’s damages at $3.1 million and the district…
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3Cited by168 opinions
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- Diana L. Mason, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Otis W. Mason, Deceased v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
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