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MEREDITH v. HARDY

No. 77-1111 Summary Calendar.

554 F.2d 764 (1977)

Judy MEREDITH and Wilmer Meredith, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael HARDY, and Ralph M. Hardy, d/b/a Ralph M. Hardy, Trucking, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 24, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Heber Ladner, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for defendants-appellants.

Brad Sessums, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before COLEMAN, GODBOLD and TJOFLAT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This diversity suit arises out of a high-speed, rear-end collision which occurred on July 26, 1975, near Pelahatchie, Mississippi. The plaintiffs were driving west on I-20 in their pick-up truck, with an attached camper, when it was overtaken and struck by a tractor-trailer truck owned by the defendants.

At trial the defendants conceded liability and that the plaintiffs were not guilty of contributory negligence. Tried to the jury on the issue...

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