Legal Opinion
Frederich G. Meder Evelyn Meder v. Everest & Jennings, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 13, 1981No. 80-1180PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENSON, Circuit Judge.
Frederich and Evelyn Meder appeal from the jury verdict of the district court 1 denying them recovery on their theory of products liability and negligence. Appellants seek recovery for injuries sustained by Frederich Meder on April 23,1973, when he fell from a wheelchair manufactured by appellee, Everest & Jennings. On appeal, appellants allege several errors in the trial. We reverse and remand.
The thrust of plaintiff-appellant’s contentions is that defendants had manufactured and designed his wheelchair in a defective condition thereby making it unreasonably…
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