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NEWTON v. RYDER TRANSP. SERVICES

No. 99-1857.

206 F.3d 772 (2000)

James Carlton NEWTON, Appellee, v. RYDER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: March 14, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy Gene Sanders, Little Rock, AR, argued (Doralee Idleman, on the brief), for Appellant.

C.S. "Chuck" Gibson II, Dermott, AR, argued, for Appellee.

Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, and FLOYD R. GIBSON and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

James Newton filed this complaint in diversity, claiming that he suffered injuries because Ryder Transportation Services, Inc., negligently failed to complete certain mechanical repairs to a truck that it leased to Mr. Newton's employer and negligently failed to replace the truck's defective seat belt. The jury returned a verdict in Mr. Newton's favor on both theories and awarded him $204,000, attributing 25 percent of the damages...

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