Legal Opinion
Charlotte J. Kraft v. Ingersoll-Rand Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 19, 1998No. 97-1499, 97-1503PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Charlotte Kraft appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment to Silver Engineering Works and Ingersoll-Rand Company on her products liability claim. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
Charlotte Kraft was employed by American Crystal Sugar Company (American Crystal), a company that processes sugar beets in the Red River Valley region of Minnesota. She worked on a beet piler manufactured by Silver Engineering Works, Inc., a subsidiary of Ingersoll-Rand Company, Inc. (collectively, Silver Engineering). A beet piler is a large machine that transfers sugar beets from growers’…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Springrose v. WillmoreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1971
- Wagner v. Thomas J. Obert EnterprisesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- Swagger v. City of CrystalCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1985
- Andren v. White-Rodgers Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1991
- Jo Ann Mudlitz v. Mutual Service Insurance Companies Dba Msi InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
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