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STOKES v. EMERSON ELEC. CO.

No. 99-60131.

217 F.3d 353 (2000)

Christopher STOKES and Betty Stokes, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EMERSON ELECTRIC CO., etc., et al., Defendants, Emerson Electric Co., U.S. Electrical Motors Division, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. Cothren (argued), Velia Ann Mayer, Cothren Law Firm, Jackson, MS, Frank E. Lamothe, III, Lamothe & Hamilton, New Orleans, LA, for Christopher and Betty Stokes.

Frank Alton Wood, Jr., Michael W. Ulmer (argued), Leah Draayer McDowell, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, MS, Adam K. Peck, Lightfoot, Franklin & White, Birmingham, AL, for Emerson Elec. Co.

Before POLITZ and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and RESTANI, Judge.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Christopher Stokes filed suit against Emerson Electric Co. for injuries he sustained as a result of an allegedly defective condition at the Emerson plant.1 Emerson appeals an adverse judgment following a jury verdict. For the reasons assigned, we vacate and remand.

BACKGROUND

Stokes is a journeyman electrician and a ten-year employee of Carter Electric Company, an independent contractor that provided...

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