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GRANUS v. NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS LIGHTING CORP.

Nos. 86-5010, 86-5011.

821 F.2d 1253 (1987)

Eli N. GRANUS and Gloria M. Granus, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Cross-Appellees, v. NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS LIGHTING CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided June 30, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Gallion, argued, Gallion, Edelman, Baker, Bray, Lexington, Ky., for plaintiffs-appellants, cross-appellees.

Robert C. Ewald, argued, Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs, Louisville, Ky., James D. Ishmael, Jr., Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs, Lexington, Ky., for defendant-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before MARTIN, NELSON and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This is a personal injury action brought in a federal district court on diversity of citizenship grounds by a workman who was injured in a fall at a manufacturing plant owned by Defendant North American Philips Lighting Corporation. The main question presented in the appeal is whether the Kentucky workers' compensation statute insulates Defendant Philips from common law tort liability. The district court answered that question — correctly, we believe...

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