Dietrich v. J.I. Case Co.

These are appeals from a judgment and delay damages entered following a jury verdict for plaintiffs in a products liability action. Defendant below, J.I. Case Company (Case), appeals Orders denying its post-trial motions, molding the verdict against it to include delay damages, and entering judgment.1

*478This case arises from a design defect in a machine called a “mini-sneaker,” manufactured by Case. The machine was designed as a “compact self-held cable plow for direct burial of telephone, gas service, cable T.V., electrical, irrigation and sprinkler system installations.” The “mini-sneaker”…