Legal Opinion
Vanskike v. ACF Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1981No. Nos. 80-1717 to 80-1721PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.
Defendants ACF Industries, Inc. (ACF), Union Pacific Railroad Co. (Union Pacific) and St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. (Frisco) appeal from judgments1 totalling $904,000 against them in a strict liability case involving a trailer hitch. Plaintiffs Warren and Lucille Vanskike cross-appeal the directed verdict denying as a matter of law their claims for punitive damages. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the liability findings as to all three defendants, reverse the damages award, and remand the case for a new trial on the damages issue only.
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2Cases cited73 opinions
- United States v. Florida East Coast Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Eichel v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Wangen v. Ford Motor Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Gaylon Hofer v. Mack Trucks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Frank Humphrey v. Norbert StaszakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Hale v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Warren Vanskike v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation, and Burlington Northern Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Patricia Kay McGowne (Kozik), Jimmy Dewayne McGowne Ronald Kevin McGowne v. Challenge-Cook Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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