Legal Opinion
Russell Eugene Hurd v. American Hoist and Derrick Company, a Delaware Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1984No. 82-2176PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by American Hoist and Derrick Company (defendant) from an adverse judgment in a products, liability suit removed to the district court on diversity grounds. Russell Hurd (plaintiff) brought this action and in a jury trial the district court directed a verdict in plaintiff’s favor and denied a subsequent motion for a new trial and for a remittitur.
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The facts as shown by plaintiff’s evidence were as follows. On September 26, 1978, the plaintiff suffered head injuries in an accident while working at an oil well drilling site in Osage County, Oklahoma.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Jung Ja Malandris v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Barnes v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
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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
- Joe E. Cooper, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Asplundh Tree Expert Company, Defendant-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Nobelpharma AB v. Implant Innovations, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
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