Legal Opinion
Johnny Paul Thibodaux v. McWane Cast Iron Pipe Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1967No. 23777PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
This product liability action was brought in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to recover damages for the death of appellant’s wife and child and for his own personal injuries as the result of a gas explosion which occurred at his residence. The district court granted the appellee’s motion for a directed verdict and from the judgment entered thereon this appeal was taken. We affirm.
On January 16, 1941, the City of Thibodaux, Louisiana, contracted with Betpouey and Rittiner, general contractors, for the construction of a natural gas…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Comstock v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1959
- Tampa Drug Company v. WaitSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- Ford Motor Company v. Marvin R. MathisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- Defore v. Bourjois, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1958
- Mrs. Marie Bish v. Employers Liability Assurance Corporation, LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Martinez v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Mays v. Ciba-Geigy Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1983
- Mrs. Frances Buckley Ward, Cross-Appellant v. The Hobart Manufacturing Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Strong v. E. I. DuPont de Nemours Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
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