Legal Opinion
Christopher Stokes and Betty Stokes v. Emerson Electric Co., Etc., Emerson Electric Co., U.S. Electrical Motors Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 22, 2000No. 99-60131PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Christopher Stokes filed suit against Emerson Electric Co. for injuries he sustained as a result of an allegedly defective condition at the Emerson plant. 1 Emerson appeals an adverse judgment following a jury verdict. For the reasons assigned, we vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
Stokes is a journeyman electrician and a ten-year employee of Carter Electric Company, an independent contractor that provided services to Emerson’s plant in Philadelphia, Mississippi on a regular basis. Both Stokes and John Carter, the owner of Carter Electric, had worked on the site and were…
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