Legal Opinion
Rabon v. Automatic Fasteners, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1982No. 79-2994PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
In the course of his employment for Hardaway Construction Company (Hardaway), David Rabón was struck above the left eye by a 2½ inch nail which was shot from a powder actuated stud gun by a co-employee. Rabón brought a diversity action against Omark Industries, Inc. (Omark), the manufacturer of the stud gun, and Automatic Fasteners, Inc. (Automatic), the distributor of the stud gun.1 Omark and Automatic brought a third party indemnity action against Hardaway. The jury found that Omark and Automatic were liable to Rabón for $200,000 and that Omark and Automatic were…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Houdaille Industries, Inc. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- Anthony J. Melerine, Jr., Continental Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc. v. George P. Mitchell, George P. Mitchell v. Colonial Refrigerated Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Dixon v. International Harvester Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Grenada Steel Industries, Inc. v. Alabama Oxygen Company, Inc. And Sherwood-Selpac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Sanchez v. GaleyIdaho Supreme Court · 1987
- Darryl W. Elliott v. S.D. Warren CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
- In Re Air Crash Disaster Near Chicago, Illinois on May 25, 1979. Appeals of American Airlines, Inc. And McDonnell Douglas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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