Garland MELTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEERE & COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

A plaintiff injured when cleaning out a combine’s unloader brought this products liability claim against the combine's manufacturer. Finding the unloader’s danger open and obvious, the district court directed a verdict in favor of the manufacturer. We affirm.

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Garland Melton’s arm was caught in the auger of a vertical unloader of a combine manufactured by Deere & Co. The function of the vertical unloader is to discharge grain from the grain tank. At times, the grain tank and unloading system must be cleaned out. For this purpose, a five-by-five-inch opening is…