TROXLER v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC.

No. 82-8157.

717 F.2d 530 (1983)

Jackson M. TROXLER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. OWENS-ILLINOIS, INC., Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC., d/b/a North Bros. Co., Third-Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 17, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warner R. Wilson, Jr., Atlanta, Ga., N. Sandy Epstein, Atlanta, Ga., for defendant/third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Alvin Leaphart, Robert Smith, Jesup, Ga., Phillip Taylor, Brunswick, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, and RONEY, Circuit Judge, and PITTMAN, District Judge.


GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

The plaintiff in this diversity action, Jackson M. Troxler, was injured when he fell from a manlift while installing insulation on the premises of the defendant, Owens-Illinois, Inc. Troxler was directly employed by National Service Industries, Inc., d/b/a North Brothers Co., which was insulating equipment at the Owens plant in Valdosta, Georgia, pursuant to a contract between North Brothers and Owens.

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