SKAGGS v. OTIS ELEVATOR CO.

No. 97-5213.

164 F.3d 511 (1998)

Barbara SKAGGS, as Guardian of the Person and the Estate of Roy Skaggs, an incapacitated person, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY, a New Jersey corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

December 29, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Laizure, of Stipe Law Firm, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Appellant.

Robert E. Manchester, of Manchester & Pignato, P.C. (Shannon K. Emmons and Stacey Haws Felkner, of Manchester & Pignato, P.C., with him on the brief), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Appellee.

Before BRORBY and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and MARTEN, District Judge.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Barbara Skaggs ("Skaggs"), individually and as guardian of the person and estate of Roy Skaggs, was the plaintiff1 in an civil lawsuit filed against defendant, Otis Elevator Company ("Otis"). After a four day jury trial, a verdict was entered for Otis. Skaggs filed a motion for a new trial after discovering that a member of the jury had given an incorrect response during voir dire questioning. The district court...

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