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PETERSON v. WILSON

No. 96-20705.

141 F.3d 573 (1998)

Sylvester L. PETERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bobby WILSON, et al., Defendants, Bobby Wilson, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 18, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Gilpin, Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Rodney Paul Geer, Austin, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KING, DUHE and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

WIENER, Circuit Judge:

The case we review today was twice tried to verdict by civil juries. The first trial ended in a verdict favorable to Plaintiff-Appellant Sylvester L. Peterson and unfavorable to Defendant-Appellee Bobby Wilson, but the district court granted a new trial. The second trial ended in a verdict rejecting all of Peterson's claims and exonerating Wilson. This appeal turns on whether the district court abused its discretion when, at the conclusion of...

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