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SCOGIN BY SCOGIN v. TEX-ARK JOIST CO.

No. 83-229.

662 S.W.2d 819 (1984)

281 Ark. 175

Ricky SCOGIN by his Guardians, J.T. SCOGIN and Reba Scogin, v. TEX-ARK JOIST COMPANY and Ryan Steel Products, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied February 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gibson Law Office by Charles S. Gibson, Dermott, for appellants.

Shackleford, Shackleford & Phillips, P.A., El Dorado, for appellees.

HICKMAN, Justice.

On May 18, 1978, Ricky Scogin fell from a steel joist at his work site in Warren, Arkansas, suffering injuries which rendered him quadraplegic. The joist was manufactured by appellee Tex-Ark Joist Company and supplied by Ryan Steel Products, Inc., of Memphis, Tennessee. Scogin sued both Tex-Ark and Ryan in federal district court under theories of negligence and strict liability. The complaint was based on diversity jurisdiction. Ryan filed a cross...

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