Legal Opinion

Donald Horton and Betty Horton v. Buhrke, a Division of Klein Tools, Inc. And Klein Tools, Inc. v. Aetna Life & Casualty Company, Intervenor-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 18, 1991No. 90-4280PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants appeal from the denial of a motion for directed verdict, the denial of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, and the judgment in favor of Ap-pellees. This Court affirms in part, and reverses and remands in part.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Plaintiff Donald Horton was employed as a structural iron worker for approximately thirteen years. The duties of a structural iron worker require that work be performed while suspended above the ground. Thus, as a part of his daily routine, Donald Horton used a safety belt. In general terms, a safety belt is…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  3. George Pierce and Jeff Pierce, Individually and D/B/A Pierce Sales, a Partnership v. Ramsey Winch Company, a Foreign Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  4. Alvin J. Treadaway, and Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York, Intervenor-Appellee v. Societe Anonyme Louis-Dreyfus Et CieCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
  5. Jim Long v. Shultz Cattle Company, Incorporated, an Oklahoma Corporation, and William B. ShultzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Cole v. Celotex Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1992
  2. Huss v. GaydenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
  3. Banc One Capital Partners Corp. v. KneipperCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  4. Peggy WOODHOUSE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
  5. Gilboy v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1991

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