Dixon v. International Harvester Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1985-03-07

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E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge: In this Mississippi products liability diversity action the plaintiff was injured by a pine sapling that entered the cab of the crawler tractor he was driving. He brought suit against the tractor manufacturer alleging defective design under strict liability principles, and negligent design. After trial, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff but the district court rendered judgment notwith…

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