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MARTIN v. FLEISSNER GMBH

No. 83-1280.

741 F.2d 61 (1984)

George MARTIN, Appellee, v. FLEISSNER GMBH, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 13, 1984.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 20, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hoover C. Blanton, Columbia, S.C. (John R. Holland, Columbia, S.C. on brief), for appellant.

Charles E. Carpenter, Jr., Columbia, S.C. (F. Barron Grier, III, Richardson, Plowden, Grier & Howser, Columbia, S.C., Victor S. Sarratt, Gaffney, S.C., on brief) for appellee.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 20, 1984.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

Fleissner GmbH, a German manufacturer of industrial equipment for the textile industry, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of appellee George Martin for injuries received while cleaning an allegedly improperly designed item of Fleissner equipment. We affirm the award of $400,000 in actual damages; however, we reverse as to the award of punitive damages.

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