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BELTON v. FIBREBOARD CORP.

No. 82-2446.

724 F.2d 500 (1984)

Jack BELTON and John Crochet, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 9, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon R. Pate, Joe Michael Dodson, Beaumont, Tex., Don Martinson, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Walter Umphrey, Joseph R. Steele, Port Arthur, Tex., for Belton.

Marlin Thompson, Paul D. Henderson, Orange, Tex., for Crochet.

Before POLITZ, JOHNSON and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The threshold of this appeal concerns the admissibility of evidence of settlement agreements and the permissible boundaries of fair judicial comment to the jury.1 Concluding that the trial court erred by admitting evidence of the amount of pre-trial settlements by a number of co-defendants, and by expressing its opinion on the amount of damages, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

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