United States Seventh Circuit

Evidence that plastic lawnmower wingnut is more prone to coming loose than steel wingnut in defendant's lawnmower is sufficient to sustain jury verdict in favor of plaintiff who sustained eye injury from flying wing nut.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/14/2000
• Published 11/14/2000

Judges

• COFFEY, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• C.M. Bye (argued), River Falls, WI, for plaintiff-appellee., Patrick J. Hodan (argued), REinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Norris & Rieselbach, Milwaukee, WI, for defendant-appellant.