BRIDGER v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP.

No. 72-2856.

480 F.2d 566 (1973)

Emmett M. BRIDGER, Individually, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied July 18, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doye E. Green, Buckner F. Melton, Macon, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Edward J. Harrell, Cubbedge Snow, Jr., Macon, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, THORNBERRY and RONEY, Circuit Judges.


THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Bridger brought this suit in state court to recover damages for injuries to himself and the death of his wife, caused when the car occupied by appellant and his wife was struck from the rear by a car driven by Billy Farris Teasley, an employee of appellee International Business Machines Corporation (IBM). Alleging diversity of citizenship, IBM removed the case to the court below. Both sides moved for summary judgment; the trial...

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