Legal Opinion
Charles D. Miles v. Vicksburg Chemical Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1979No. 76-4476PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Charles D. Miles filed suit in state court against Vicksburg Chemical Company (Vicksburg) for personal injuries sustained when he walked into caustic soda on the first day he was employed as a carpenter at the site of Vicksburg’s plant. Vicksburg Chemical removed the case on diversity of citizenship to the District Court. A jury awarded damages in the sum of $58,000. Thereafter, the District Judge sustained Vicksburg’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. In the alternative, he awarded the defendant a new trial unless the plaintiff should agree to accept a…
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