Legal Opinion
Wayne Robbins v. Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 8, 1977No. 76-1413PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
Farmers Union Grain Terminal Association (GTA) appeals from the award of $391,908.21 damages in favor of Wayne Robbins, Charles Robbins and James Robbins for the loss or damage to their cattle allegedly caused by a feed supplement, Rum-Liq, manufactured by GTA. The jury found the defendant liable under alternative theories of negligence, breach of implied warranty and strict liability.
On appeal the defendant has assigned numerous errors. We discuss as relevant to our holding: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence of negligence; (2) whether such negligence was the…
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