Legal Opinion
Olaf Nielson v. Armstrong Rubber Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1978No. 77-1416PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEBSTER, Circuit Judge.
Armstrong Rubber Company appeals from a judgment entered in accordance with a jury verdict awarding Olaf Nielson damages of $201,538.90. Nielson suffered various injuries, including the loss of his arm, when a tire he was mounting, which had been manufactured by appellant, exploded on February 7, 1973.
In this appeal, appellant contends that (1) it was prejudiced by an amendment to ap-pellee’s complaint, made at the close of the evidence, which added strict products liability to a negligence claim already alleged; (2) the District Court 1 erroneously permitted the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Dicky D. Voegeli and Sharon Voegeli v. Harvard R. Lewis and Methodist Hospital, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Thomas Polk v. Ford Motor Company, Ethel Lee Marshall, Guardian v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Soo Line Railroad Company v. Fruehauf CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- United States v. Gary P. Neal, United States v. William F. Kenney, Jr., United States v. Charles J. Flynn, A/K/A ChuckyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Sylla-Sawdon v. Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
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