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PETEET v. DOW CHEMICAL CO.

No. 87-6314.

868 F.2d 1428 (1989)

Allen PETEET, et al., Plaintiffs, Ann I. Greenhill, Individually and On Behalf of the Heirs of the Estate of James Edward Greenhill, Deceased, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Ortego, Uniondale, N.Y., Mike Hatchell, Tyler, Tex., Michael A. Makulski, Midland, Mich., for defendant-appellant.

Scott Baldwin, Marshall, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before GEE, SNEED, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

Dow Chemical Co. ("Dow") appeals a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs finding Dow liable in the death of James Greenhill. We affirm.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In 1976 and 1977, James Greenhill was seasonally employed by the United States Forest Service in Oregon. Although primarily a fire fighter, he occasionally participated in a weed control project called "hack and squirt." This project required Greenhill...

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