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KENNON v. SLIPSTREAMER, INC.

No. 84-2270.

794 F.2d 1067 (1986)

Jerry L. KENNON and Mary Ann Kennon, Individually and as Next Friend of Jerry L. Kennon, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. SLIPSTREAMER, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 23, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas O. Moses, Evans, Moses & Barkley, Beaumont, Tex., for defendant-appellant.

Dewey Gonsoulin, Mehaffy, Weber, Keith & Gonsoulin, Roger S. McCabe, Beaumont, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, THORNBERRY and JONES, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Texas law governs this product liability case based upon diversity jurisdiction. The jury rendered a verdict against defendant-appellant Slipstreamer, Inc. Slipstreamer appeals, alleging various errors in the conduct of the trial. Finding that the district court's improper comment to the jury on the amounts paid in plaintiff's settlements with other defendants was prejudicial to the rights of Slipstreamer, Inc., we reverse and remand for a new...

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