Bobby T. Mullinax v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

ALLGOOD, District Judge:

The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury, specifically in its failure to give a requested jury charge and in “comments” made during a supplemental charge.

Appellant (Mullinax), the plaintiff in the action below, was employed by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company from 1954 until 1978. From 1954 to 1969 he was employed in Goodyear’s plant making tires. During this time he developed a form of dermatitis known as “rubber poisoning” which made it difficult for him to work on the line in the plant. In October of…