RIDEAU v. PARKEM INDUS. SERVICES, INC.

No. 90-4120 Summary Calendar.

917 F.2d 892 (1990)

Floyd RIDEAU, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Highlands Insurance Co., Intervenor-Appellant, v. PARKEM INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 23, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent W. Coon, Paul Ferguson, Umphrey, Swearingen & Eddins, Arthur, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Charles V. Musso, Jr., Lake Charles, La., for intervenor-appellant.

Richard S. Crowther, Matthew T. McCracken, Mills, Shirley, Eckel & Bassett, Galveston, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before JOHNSON, GARWOOD, and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


DUHÉ, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, Floyd Rideau appeals the district court's entry of judgment against him after a jury trial. Rideau contends that the court erred by allowing two alternate jurors to participate in deliberations and by entering judgment for the defendant based on an ambiguous verdict. Rideau also argues that the verdict as accepted was against the great weight of the evidence. We affirm.

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