IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION


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                  LEROY AND CAROL STOUT, H/W     :  OCTOBER TERM, 1998

                      VS.

                  PORTEC, INC., AND LABOR READY, :  NO. 653
                  INC., AND MORRISVILLE SUPPLY CORP.

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                                 COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
                                 PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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                                        MAY 9, 2001

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                  BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J. DI NUBILE
                                         AND A JURY

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                       GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
                                    LAND TITLE BUILDING
                                    100 S. BROAD STREET
                                        SECOND FLOOR
                             PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19110
                                       (215) 683-8056


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                  APPEARANCES:


                               BY: FRANK D. BRANELLA, ESQUIRE
                               MARC SYKEN, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS


                               LAW FIRM: POST AND SCHELL, P.C.
                               BY:  GLENN M. CAMPBELL, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR LABOR READY INC.


                               LAW FIRM:  EISEMAN, MYERS & LIERO
                               BY:  STEVEN LIERO, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR MORRISVILLE SUPPLY CORP.


                               STRADLEY RONON STEVENS & YOUNG, LLP
                               BY:  JEFFREY A. LUTSKY, ESQUIRE
                               HOUSE COUNSEL FOR PORTEC, INC.

                               CHAMBLISS, BAHNER AND STOPHEL
                               WILLIAM DEARING, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR PORTEC, INC.
 






                                           INDEX
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                  WITNESSES:

                                       DIRECT   CROSS   REDIRECT  RECROSS

                  CHRISTOPHER GRIFFITH    5       8

                  LEE CRANBERG           15      19
                                         20      61

                  JASEN WALKER           88      92        121      123
                                         95     111
 
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         1

         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         3

         4

         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN OPEN

         6               COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                           THE COURT:  GOOD MORNING,

         8               LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.  I AM AHEAD OF YOU.

         9               AND I AM GOING TO FINISH IN A FEW MINUTES

        10               READING AND TAKING NOTES.  I AM THEN GOING

        11               TO LEAVE THE BENCH, GO BACK TO MY CHAMBERS

        12               AND THAT WAY I CAN DO SOME EXTRA WORK.

        13                     AFTER THE VIDEOTAPE IS FINISHED, WE

        14               WILL TAKE A BREAK AND THEN WE WILL RESUME.

        15               I THINK WE ARE UP TO THE EXAMINATION BY DR.

        16               KATZ OF MR. STOUT.

        17                           MR. LIERO:  CORRECT.

        18                     (WHEREUPON, THE VIDEOTAPE OF DR.

        19               RICHARD KATZ RESUMED.)

        20                     (WHEREUPON, THE VIDEOTAPE OF DR.

        21               RICHARD KATZ CONCLUDED.)

        22                     (AT THIS TIME A RECESS WAS TAKEN.)

        23                     (THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN OPEN

        24               COURT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)
 
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         1                           COURT CRIER:  COURT IS

         2               RECONVENED.

         3                           MR. LIERO:  YOUR HONOR, OUR

         4               NEXT WITNESS IS CHRISTOPHER GRIFFITH.  AND,

         5               IF YOU DON'T MIND, MR. EISEMAN WILL EXAMINE

         6               HIM.

         7                     FOR THE RECORD, I MARKED DR. KATZ'S

         8