Legal Opinion
Castle v. Leach Co.
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided May 18, 1998No. 96-CV-0741PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION & ORDER
MCAVOY, Chief District Judge.
Pending before the Court is plaintiff’s motion pursuant to Fed. R. Crv. P. 59 to set aside the judgment in the above-captioned action entered April 3, 1998 and to grant a new trial. For the reasons that follow, plaintiffs motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
This products liability and negligence action arose as a result of the death of David Castle while he was attempting to repair a garbage truck outfitted with a Leach S-III Packmaster 1 manufactured by defendant Leach Company. An eight-day jury trial commenced on March 23, 1998. On April 3,…
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