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BYRD v. BLUE RIDGE COOPERATIVE

No. 57.

356 U.S. 525 (1958)

78 S.Ct. 893

2 L.Ed.2d 953

BYRD v. BLUE RIDGE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 19, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Hammer argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Henry H. Edens and William E. Chandler, Jr.

Wesley M. Walker argued the cause for respondent. With him on the reargument and on the briefs was Ray R. Williams.

MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case was brought in the District Court for the Western District of South Carolina. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. 28 U. S. C. § 1332. The petitioner, a resident of North Carolina, sued respondent, a South Carolina corporation, for damages for injuries allegedly caused by the respondent's negligence. He had judgment on a jury verdict. The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed...

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