Legal Opinion
Sappington v. Skyjack, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 4, 2008No. 06-3855PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge. ■
Sammie Sappington, Evelyn Sappington, and Justin Sappington (plaintiffs) appeal the district court’s order excluding the testimony of their retained experts and granting summary judgment in favor of Skyjack, Inc., and Rental Services Corporation, Inc. (RSC). We reverse.
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This strict products liability action arises out of the death of Doyle Sapping-ton, a carpenter employed by a general contractor performing work on a parking garage construction project in Kansas City, Missouri. On the day of the accident, Sappington was operating a scissors lift, 1 Model SJII 4626 (SJII),…
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