HUDDY v. FRUEHAUF CORP.

No. 91-2790 Summary Calendar.

953 F.2d 955 (1992)

Bernard E. HUDDY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FRUEHAUF CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

On Petition for Rehearing March 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrice M. Barron, Robert O'Conor, Jr., Houston, Tex., for B. Huddy.

Marily T. Hebinck, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Houston, Tex., for Fruehauf Corp.

Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

The sole issue raised on appeal is whether the magistrate erred in determining that the law of Michigan governed this tort case. Because we find that the magistrate erred in applying Michigan law, we reverse for a new trial under Texas law.

I.

In 1984, appellant Bernard Huddy was injured when the truck he was driving overturned on a Georgia interstate highway. At the time of the accident, Huddy was a Texas resident who was employed as...

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