Legal Opinion
Carter v. Epsco Industries, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Louisiana
Decided December 18, 1980No. Civ. A. 78-389-A, 78-462-APublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON CROSS CLAIMS
JOHN V. PARKER, Chief Judge.
These consolidated actions are diversity actions predicated upon the Louisiana law of products liability. Both plaintiffs are citizens of Louisiana and the defendant, A. O. Smith-Inland, Inc. (“A.O. Smith”), is a corporate citizen of Arkansas; and defendant, CNA Insurance Company (“CNA”), A. O. Smith’s liability insurer, is a corporate citizen of Illinois. EPSCO, Inc. (“EPSCO”), a corporate citizen of Texas, and Union Carbide Corporation (“Union Carbide”), a corporate citizen of New York, were also originally made defendants. Plaintiffs…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Appalachian Corp. v. Brooklyn Cooperage Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1922
- Parfait v. Jahncke Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Bewley Furniture Co., Inc. v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Whisenant v. Brewster-Bartle Offshore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Armstrong v. Kansas City Southern Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Carter v. Epsco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- A. O. Smith-Inland, Inc. v. Union Carbide Corp.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1982
- Archie Armstrong v. The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, and Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company v. Miller Cab Company, Inc., and New Hampshire Insurance Company, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Robert Carter, Jr. v. Epsco, Inc. v. A. O. Smith and Cna Insurance Co. v. Union Carbide Corp., William C. Woodward v. A. O. Smith-Inland & Cna Insurance Co. v. Union Carbide Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982