TIPPENS v. CELOTEX CORP.

No. 84-8312.

805 F.2d 949 (1986)

William L. TIPPENS, deceased, Nell P. Tippens, Individually and as widow of William L. Tippens, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The CELOTEX CORPORATION, et al., Defendant-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 9, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger B. Lane, C. Darryl Gossett, Brunswick, Ga., for plaintiff-appellant.

Darlene Y. Ross, Savannah, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Before HILL, VANCE, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.


JOHN R. BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge:

Celotex Corporation's Motion for Summary Judgment was granted in this case when a non-party affiant's deposition was inconsistent with his prior affidavit. The District Court held the inconsistencies created a sham affidavit and considered only the deposition testimony in granting summary judgment. We do not find the original affidavit inherently inconsistent with the deposition and hold...

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