GUFFIE v. ERIE STRAYER COMPANY

No. 15020.

350 F.2d 378 (1965)

John R. GUFFIE, Appellant, v. ERIE STRAYER COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals Third Circuit.

Decided August 9, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren Butler, Joseph B. Yancey, Yancey & Butler, Knoxville, Tenn. (Lawrence R. Nelson, Erie, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Henry E. Rea, Jr., Brandt, Riester, Brandt & Malone, Pittsburgh, Pa., and William W. Knox, Knox, Pearson & McLaughlin, Erie, Pa., for appellee.

Before BIGGS, Chief Judge, and FORMAN and FREEDMAN, Circuit Judges.


FREEDMAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, an employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority, was severely injured while working as an equipment mechanic at a concrete batching plant in Tennessee. He brought this diversity action against defendant alleging that it was negligent in designing and manufacturing the plant. At the close of plaintiff's case the court below granted defendant's motion for a directed verdict under Rule 50 on the ground that no negligence by defendant...

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