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TOMS v. COUNTRY QUALITY MEATS, INC.

No. 77-3136.

610 F.2d 313 (1980)

Mrs. Georgia Ann TOMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTRY QUALITY MEATS, INC., etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees. Mr. Thomas E. TOMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTRY QUALITY MEATS, INC., etc., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. D. Smith, III, Henry D. Frantz, Jr., D. Freeman Hutton, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

James H. Fisher, Atlanta, Ga., for defendants-appellees.

Ben L. Weinberg, Jr., F. Clay Bush, Atlanta, Ga., for Country Quality Meats, Inc.

Lowell S. Fine, Atlanta, Ga., for Cudahy Co.

Robert L. Pennington, Stanley A. Coburn, Atlanta, Ga., for Am. Beef Packers, Inc. & Glover, Inc.

N. Forrest Montet, Malcolm P. Smith, Atlanta, Ga., for Royal Packing Co.

Before TUTTLE, VANCE and KRAVITCH, Circuit Judges.

TUTTLE, Circuit Judge:

This case involves an action for damages in contract and tort for injuries allegedly sustained as a result of purchasing and consuming poisoned meat. The plaintiffs, Thomas and Georgia Ann Toms sued in federal court on diversity grounds pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), Country Quality Meats, Inc., Cudahy Co. a/k/a Cudahy Foods Co., American Beef Packers, Inc., American Beef Packing International, Inc., Glover, Inc. a/k/a Glover Packing...

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