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                                IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
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                          FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
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                                    CIVIL TRIAL DIVISION
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                  TAMEKA CALEB, AN INCAPACITATED : AUG TERM, 1998
         6        PERSON BY BRENDA CALEB

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         8        STRICK CORPORATION
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         9        CRST, INC
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        10        LAWRENCE CHRISTIAN            :  NO 4365

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        12                           NOVEMBER 17, 2000

        13                                VOLUME V
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                                  COURTROOM 253, CITY HALL
        15                       PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

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        17        BEFORE:  HONORABLE VICTOR J DI NUBILE, J
                                         AND A JURY
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        23                     GEORGE D'ANGELIS, RPR
                               OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER
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                  APPEARANCES:
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         4                     ANAPOL, SCHWARTZ, WEISS, COHAN
                               FELDMAN AND SMALLEY, PC
         5                     BY:  SOL H WEISS, ESQUIRE
                               MICHELLE ALTENPOHL, ESQUIRE
         6                     COUNSEL FOR THE PLAINTIFFS

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                               RAWLE & HENDERSON, LLP
         8                     BY:  THOMAS KUZMICK, ESQUIRE,
                               COUNSEL FOR STRICK CORP
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        10                     BY:  THOMAS J WAGNER, ESQUIRE
                               COUNSEL FOR CRST, INC AND LAWRENCE
        11                     CHRISTIAN

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         3        WITNESSES:
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                                     DIRECT    CROSS
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                  DAVID POPE          42        62
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         2                         MORNING_SESSION
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         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN OPEN

         6               COURT, OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:)

         7                           MR KUZMICK:  I HAVE TWO BRIEF

         8               MOTIONS, IF I MAY, YOUR HONOR

         9                           THE COURT:  I SUGGEST TO

        10               COUNSEL THAT WE GET ON WITH THIS BECAUSE

        11               THE JURY IS CONCERNED

        12                           MR KUZMICK:  THIS IMPACTS

        13               ON THE REST OF THE TRIAL  FIRST OF ALL,

        14               YESTERDAY I MOVED FOR SANCTIONS AS A RESULT

        15               OF CRST'S INTENTIONAL FAILURE TO

        16               PRODUCE NOT ONLY THE BUMPER, BUT ALSO

        17               PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY AN EXPERT,

        18               MEASUREMENTS TAKEN BY AN EXPERT  YOUR

        19               HONOR, I AGAIN MOVE NOT ONLY FOR SANCTIONS,

        20               BUT THE SANCTIONS SHOULD BE A DIRECTED

        21               VERDICT ON MY CROSS CLAIM AGAINST CRST

        22                           THE COURT:  THAT'S DENIED

        23               NEXT ISSUE

        24                           MR KUZMICK:  THE NEXT ISSUE IS
 
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         1               THAT I HAVE NOW BEEN ADVISED BY MR WEISS

         2               THAT HE HAS FILED A WRIT OF SUMMONS AGAINST

         3               CRST  I'VE MOVED TO HAVE THAT