WAMMOCK v. CELOTEX CORP.

No. 85-8608.

793 F.2d 1518 (1986)

Julian P. WAMMOCK, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CELOTEX CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, National Gypsum Company, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Barwick, Atlanta, Ga., Lawrence T. Hoyle, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant-appellant.

Richard H. Middleton, Savannah, Ga., Ron L. Motley, Ann Zimmel, Michael J. Brickman, for Charleston, S.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TJOFLAT and ANDERSON Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a jury verdict rendered below in favor of the appellee/plaintiff Julian P. Wammock in the amount of $40,000 in compensatory damages and $250,000 in punitive damages. Appellant National Gypsum Company attacks that verdict as being based upon erroneous evidentiary rulings and a generally unfair trial atmosphere. Having reviewed the record, we find no basis for upsetting the jury's verdict as to those two contentions...

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