DOWDELL v. U. S. INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 73-1424.

495 F.2d 641 (1974)

Joseph E. DOWDELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. U. S. INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin S. Goldberg, Youngstown, Ohio, on brief for appellant.

John T. Milligan, Warren, Ohio, for appellee; John L. Pogue, Warren, Ohio, on brief.

Before CELEBREZZE and LIVELY, Circuit Judges, and WILSON, District Judge.


FRANK W. WILSON, District Judge.

This is an appeal from a directed verdict of dismissal in a negligence action. The plaintiff (appellant) was injured when a heavy lifting ring on a large metal press fell and crushed his leg as the equipment was being installed. At the completion of all proof in the case, the District Court concluded that the evidence of negligence on the part of the defendant was insufficient to warrant submitting the case to the jury and directed...

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