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MURPHREE v. RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC.

No. 81-5758.

696 F.2d 459 (1982)

Joyce E. MURPHREE, as Widow and for the Use and Benefit of the next of kin of Woodrow Wilson MURPHREE, deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RAYBESTOS-MANHATTAN, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 30, 1982.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney W. Gilreath, Michael Y. Rowland, Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald F. Paine, Dwight E. Tarwater, Lead Counsel, Knoxville, Tenn., for Raybestos-Manhattan.

Before MERRITT and JONES, Circuit Judges, and MOYNAHAN, Chief District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 10, 1983.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals from a jury verdict in a products liability action brought by her for the wrongful death of her husband allegedly caused by an asbestos-related disease. The District Court erred on several issues in conducting the trial, and accordingly we reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

The evidence at trial established that plaintiff's decedent, Mr. Murphree...

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