PER CURIAM.
We consider whether a private litigant in a civil case may use a peremptory challenge to exclude a juror on account of race. Based on Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Co., Inc., ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 2077, 114 L.Ed.2d 660 (1991), we hold that such an exclusion violates the equal protection rights of the challenged juror. We reverse and remand for a new trial.
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