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CRUTHIRDS v. RCI, INC.

No. 78-2876.

624 F.2d 632 (1980)

Bettye CRUTHIRDS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RCI, INC., d/b/a Red Carpet Inn of Beaumont, Texas, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William B. Coffey, Jr., Beaumont, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Peterson, Petit & Peterson, Thomas A. Peterson, Beaumont, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before MORGAN, CHARLES CLARK and TATE, Circuit Judges.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge.

Bettye Cruthirds brought this personal injury action against RCI, Inc., d/b/a Red Carpet Inn of Beaumont, Texas, for injuries she had suffered in a fall down the steps of a darkened lounge at RCI's motel. The first trial resulted in a jury verdict for RCI, but the district court granted Cruthirds' motion for a new trial on the grounds that the court had erred in its use of a general verdict, and that the verdict was against the great...

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