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MILES v. OLIN CORP.

No. 89-4933.

922 F.2d 1221 (1991)

Robert MILES, Individually and as Guardian ad litem for the minor child Jeffery Miles, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OLIN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isaac F. Hawkins, III, Robert H. Schmolke, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey W. Weiss, John M. Madison, Jr., Wiener, Weiss, Madison & Howell, Shreveport, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before RUBIN, GARWOOD, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A 14-year-old boy who was squirrel hunting with his father's 30-year-old shotgun stopped to rest, placing the gun against a bench. The gun fell and discharged despite the fact that the hammer was not cocked. He appeals an adverse verdict, contending that the district court erred by granting a partial directed verdict, in instructing the jury on Louisiana law, in denying his motions for a directed...

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