WATKINS v. BARBER-COLMAN CO., INC.

No. 80-7295 Summary Calendar.

625 F.2d 714 (1980)

Elizabeth WATKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BARBER-COLMAN COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit B.

September 12, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pope, Hermann & Lewis, C. Neal Pope, Phenix City, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Page, Scrantom, Harris, McGlamry & Chapman, Max R. McGlamry, Columbus, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before RONEY, FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr. and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges.


RONEY, Circuit Judge:

In this Georgia diversity products liability action, we sustain the summary judgment for defendant as to the strict liability and breach of warranty counts under the substantive law of Georgia, but reverse the district court's determination that the negligence count is barred by the statute of limitations.

The following facts are undisputed. On February 28, 1978, plaintiff injured her right hand and arm while working at a machine called...

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