Legal Opinion
Miles v. Olin Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1991No. 89-4933PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
A 14-year-old boy who was squirrel hunting with his father’s 30-year-old shotgun stopped to rest, placing the gun against a bench. The gun fell and discharged despite the fact that the hammer was not cocked. He appeals an adverse verdict, contending that the district court erred by granting a partial directed verdict, in instructing the jury on Louisiana law, in *1223denying his motions for a directed verdict or judgment notwithstanding the verdict/ and in summarily terminating his cross-examination of defendant’s expert witness. Finding no merit in these contentions,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Bloxom v. BloxomSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Dixon v. International Harvester Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Dartez v. Fibreboard Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Donald Horton and Betty Horton v. Buhrke, a Division of Klein Tools, Inc. And Klein Tools, Inc. v. Aetna Life & Casualty Company, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Broussard v. Procter & Gamble Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2006
- Brown v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1994
- 32 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 55, prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,724 Robert Miles, Individually and as Guardian Ad Litem for the Minor Child Jeffery Miles v. Olin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
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