Legal Opinion
John F. Loughan v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, John F. Loughan, Cross-Appellee v. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 10, 1985No. 83-5189, 83-5520PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In these consolidated appeals, we review the admissibility of habit evidence pursuant to Rule 406, Federal Rules of Evidence, and other claims of error arising out of this personal injury diversity case. We affirm.
Facts
On July 24, 1974, John F. Loughan, the appellant, while employed as a tire mechanic by Slutz-Seiberling Tire Company in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was mounting and dismounting a Firestone multi-piece rim wheel assembly to a trailer axle. Loughan sustained injuries when, in the process of remounting, a part of the three part rim wheel assembly separated…
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