Ezzie Welch, Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Welch v. Outboard Marine Corporation

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This diversity case involves Louisiana products liability law. The question of particular interest as a matter of law is whether the district court properly charged the jury on what constitutes an “unreasonably dangerous” product in Louisiana.

Mrs. Ezzie Welch, mother of Samuel Welch, a minor, in her capacity as natural tutrix of her son, sued Outboard Marine Corporation for damages for personal injuries. Young Welch sustained a serious and painful injury when a lawn mower, manufactured by Outboard, threw a piece of wire from its rear that became deeply imbedded in his…