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COLEMAN v. WESTERN ELEC. CO., INC.

No. 80-1283.

671 F.2d 980 (1982)

John COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTERN ELECTRIC CO., INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Chambers, Ripple, Chambers & Steiner, Detroit, Mich., C. Douglas Lovett, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiff-appellant.

David R. Getto, Robert F. Riley, Dice, Sweeney & Sullivan, Detroit, Mich., for defendant-appellee.

Before KEITH, Circuit Judge, WEICK, Senior Circuit Judge, and ALLEN, District Judge.

KEITH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal challenges the propriety of an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denying a Motion to Amend Judgment. On appeal, the plaintiff-appellant, John Coleman, argues that the district court should not have reduced his jury award by the percentage of his contributory negligence. Specifically, Coleman contends that, as a matter of Michigan law, contributory negligence should not diminish recovery...

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