ELLIS v. H. S. FINKE, INC.

No. 14015.

278 F.2d 54 (1960)

Kent ELLIS, a Minor, by His Father and Next Friend, J. F. Ellis, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. H. S. FINKE, INC., Buck Equipment Corporation, Finke and Williams, Inc., H. S. Finke and James E. Williams, d/b/a Finke and Williams, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

May 16, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Black, Memphis, Tenn., for appellant (Charles G. Black, Samuel Strong Pharr, Memphis, Tenn., on the brief).

John R. Gilliland and Edward W. Kuhn, Memphis, Tenn., for appellees (Frank M. Gilliland, Jr., of Montedonico, Boone, Gilliland, Heiskell & Loch, Memphis, Tenn., on the brief for Finke & Williams, Inc.; Henry T. V. Miller, McDonald, Kuhn, McDonald & Crenshaw, Memphis, Tenn., on the brief for Buck Equipment Corp.).

Before MILLER, CECIL and O'SULLIVAN, Circuit Judges.


CECIL, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Judge Martin, sitting in the District Court by designation, directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendants-appellees.

Kent Ellis, a minor, brought the action by his father and next friend against H. S. Finke, Inc., Finke and Williams, Inc., H. S. Finke and James E. Williams, d/b/a Finke and Williams, Inc. and Buck Equipment Corporation....

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