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MITCHELL v. FRUEHAUF CORP.

No. 75-3886.

568 F.2d 1139 (1978)

Isaac B. MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRUEHAUF CORPORATION and Fruehauf Corporation d/b/a Hobbs Trailers Division, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 3, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Lee Godfrey, John T. Anderson, Austin, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

L. Tonnett Byrd, Dick M. Allison, Don L. Davis, Austin, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, AINSWORTH and FAY, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 3, 1978.

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

Defendant Fruehauf Corporation appeals from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff Isaac B. Mitchell. The jury awarded Mitchell $500,000 in damages for injuries suffered in a highway accident in which a refrigerated meat trailer manufactured by Fruehauf turned over and crushed Mitchell, leaving him paralyzed below the waist. Plaintiff's theory of liability...

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