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MILES v. VICKSBURG CHEMICAL CO.

No. 76-4476.

588 F.2d 512 (1979)

Charles D. MILES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VICKSBURG CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 26, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Landman Teller, Jr., Vicksburg, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joel W. Howell, III, Thomas A. Bell, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before COLEMAN, CLARK and RUBIN, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 26, 1979.

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.

Charles D. Miles filed suit in state court against Vicksburg Chemical Company (Vicksburg) for personal injuries sustained when he walked into caustic soda on the first day he was employed as a carpenter at the site of Vicksburg's plant. Vicksburg Chemical removed the case on diversity of citizenship to the District Court. A jury awarded damages in the sum of $58,000. Thereafter...

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