Legal Opinion
Ratliff v. Porter Cable Company of New York
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided November 7, 1962No. Civ. A. 10428, Division DPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, District Judge.
This is a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant, Service Supply & Engineering Company.
On August 1, 1958, Service Supply & Engineering Company sold to Otis W. Sharp & Sons, Inc., the employer of plaintiffs’ son, a 7-inch Porter Cable electric power saw in the original container in which it was received from the manufacturer. Plaintiffs’ son was killed by electrocution while using the saw in the •construction of a swimming pool on October 1, 1959, more than a year subsequent to the sale of the saw, while in the course and scope of his employment. There is an…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Boyd v. J. C. Penny Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1940
- Lesher v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Strother v. Villere Coal Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1943
3Cited by3 opinions
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