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 4, 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.
 
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         5                     (THE FOLLOWING TRANSPIRED IN OPEN

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

         7                           MR. BRANELLA:  SIR, I WANT TO

         8               INFORM THE COURT WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED

         9               STRICTLY ON NEGLIGENCE CLAIM.

        10                           THE COURT:  I'M SORRY?

        11                           MR. BRANELLA:  YES.  WE WANT TO

        12               PROCEED ON THE NEGLIGENCE CLAIM AT THIS

        13               POINT BEFORE OUR EXPERT TESTIFIES.  WE ARE

        14               GOING TO DROP THE STRICT LIABILITY CLAIM.

        15                           THE COURT:  WHICH MEANS PORTEC

        16               IS OUT OF THE CASE?

        17                           MR. BRANELLA:  I DON'T THINK

        18               SO.  I THINK THEY ARE STILL ON NEGLIGENCE

        19               THEORY THEY STILL WOULD BE INVOLVED.

        20                           THE COURT:  WHAT IS THE THEORY

        21               OF NEGLIGENCE AGAINST PORTEC?  I DON'T SEE

        22               IT.

        23                           MR. BRANELLA:  THEY APPROVED

        24               THE APPLICATION WITH THE CONCRETE.
 
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         1                           THE COURT:  MR. BRANELLA, LET'S

         2               CONTINUE WITH THE CASE.  I DON'T WANT TO

         3               START MAKING ARGUMENTS AT THIS POINT.  AT

         4               THIS POINT YOU HAVEN'T PROVED THAT PORTEC

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