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VANDERCOOK AND SON, INC. v. THORPE

No. 24964.

395 F.2d 104 (1968)

VANDERCOOK AND SON, INC., Appellant, v. George F. THORPE, in his own right for the Use and Benefit of Reliance Insurance Company, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 20, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Rinaman, Jr., Victor M. Halbach, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., Marks, Gray, Yates, Conroy & Gibbs, Jacksonville, Fla., of counsel for appellant.

John I. Todd, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., Howell, Kirby, Montgomery, Sands & D'Aiuto, Jacksonville, Fla., of counsel, for appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, AINSWORTH and DYER, Circuit Judges.

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Upon retrial after this Court's order of remand1 Thorpe was awarded a verdict of $19,000 for personal injuries he sustained when his hand was crushed in a printing press manufactured by appellant Vandercook and Son, Inc. Appellant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. We disagree.

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