JINES v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

No. 17540.

303 F.2d 76 (1962)

Leslie W. JINES, Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

May 15, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Morbeck, Kennewick, Wash., for appellant.

John Gavin, Gavin, Gavin, Robinson & Kendrick, Robert R. Redman, Yakima, Wash., for appellee.

Before ORR, HAMLEY and MERRILL, Circuit Judges.


ORR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant (hereinafter also referred to as Jines) developed tuberculosis. Immediately preceding the discovery that he was afflicted with tuberculosis appellant had been employed by appellee (hereinafter also referred to as GE). Appellant asked for damages upon the grounds that appellee breached its duty to him: (1) in failing to exercise due care in discovering the tubercular condition, and (2) in a failure to disclose the existence of the condition...

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