Mark Jenkins, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Georgia Power Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

PITTMAN, Senior District Judge:

This diversity case arises from a personal injury suit brought in the Northern District of Georgia by plaintiff Mark Jenkins against defendant Georgia Power, Inc. (Georgia Power). The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $515,000.00. Thereafter, defendant Georgia Power moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or in the alternative for a new trial. The district court denied both of these motions, 668 F.Supp. 1574, whereupon the defendant appealed to this court. We reverse the district court’s decision.

I. Facts

The plaintiff, Mark…