Legal Opinion
System Fuels, Inc. v. Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Third Party v. Chevron, Usa, Inc., Third Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided May 20, 1981No. 80-3288PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
The issue in this diversity case is whether the plaintiff’s complaint was filed within Louisiana’s one-year prescription period for redhibition actions, La.Civ.Code art. 2534. We affirm the district court’s holding that the action is prescribed.
This suit involves defective steel pipe sold to the plaintiff System Fuels, by the defendant, Bethlehem Steel. In April 1977 a representative of System Fuels called a representative of Bethlehem to arrange a supply of pipe needed for an oil and gas drilling project. Bethlehem bought 17,000 feet of pipe from other manufacturers and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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