Legal Opinion
Ibrahim K. Khoder v. Amf, Inc., and Walgreen Louisiana Company, Inc., D/B/A Globe Discount City
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1976No. 76-1569PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This Louisiana diversity case presents one narrow question of law to be determined on appeal: did the trial court err by instructing the jury that contributory negligence is a defense to a suit on strict liability? Finding under Louisiana law that such a defense is not permissible, we reverse and remand to the district court for a new trial.
Ibrahim Khoder, the plaintiff, purchased a new bicycle on June 27, 1973, from defendant Walgreen Louisiana Co., Inc., d/b/a Globe Discount City. Other defendants in this lawsuit included manufacturer AMF, Inc., and the Hartford…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Langlois v. Allied Chemical CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Penn v. Inferno Manufacturing CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Ezzie Welch, Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Welch v. Outboard Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Alfred Lewis, Cross-Appellee v. Timco, Inc. v. Joy Manufacturing, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Sheehan v. Anthony Pools, a Div. of Anthony Indus., Inc.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1982
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