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152664P.pdf   07/14/2016  Susan Parks  v.  Ariens Company
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  15-2664
   U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa - Sioux City   
   [PUBLISHED] [Kelly, Author, with Shepherd and Beam, Circuit Judges] 
   Civil case - Products liability. In action alleging defendant was 
   negligent in failing to equip the riding mower which killed plaintiff's 
   husband with a rollover protection system, the district court did not err 
   in granting summary judgment for defendant based on its conclusion that it 
   had satisfied any duty it owed the deceased by offering a rollover 
   protection system as an optional feature and by ensuring he had the 
   information necessary to make an informed choice at the time of purchase; 
   while Iowa courts have not considered the optional equipment doctrine, 
   policy reasons and its popularity lead the court to conclude the Iowa 
   Supreme Court would adopt it.