Legal Opinion
Benjamin F. Dorden v. C.H. Heist Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1984No. 83-3188PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
This is a Louisiana diversity action. Pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b) certification, the plaintiff Dorden appeals from the dismissal by summary judgment of his tort suit against one of the defendants, a New York corporation (“Heist”). Dorden was seriously injured by the crash of a truck that he was driving for his employer, a Texas corporation that was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heist.
The district court held that Heist was statutorily immune, La.R.S. 23:1032 (1976), 1061 (1950), from the tort recovery sought against it for the defective design, manufacture, and assembly…
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- Bazley v. TortorichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Glenn Paul Baker, Sr., Cross-Appellant v. Raymond International, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Lewis v. Exxon Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Ralph E. Murphy, Cross-Appellee v. Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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- Mary Lynn TAYLOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL TELEPHONE COMPANY OF the SOUTHWEST, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Cason v. Texaco, Inc.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Union Indemnity Insurance v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd'sDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1985
- Bass v. Retirement Plan of Conoco, Inc.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1988
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