Edward L. Miller v. Chattanooga Auto Parts, Inc.

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant appeals from a judgment' for $10,000 entered in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Southern Division, following a jury trial and verdict. Jurisdiction over this negligence action is founded on diversity of citizenship.

Plaintiff-Appellee in this case suffered the loss of an eye in an accident where defendant’s agents, using a makeshift tool, were engaged in removing a bushing from an old crankshaft.

The old crankshaft belonged to plaintiff. He had bought a replacement for it from defendant. Defendant ordinarily…