Legal Opinion
Perkins v. Emerson Electric Co.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided January 21, 1980No. Civ. A. 781285PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VERON, District Judge.
RULING
This is a suit by Tom Perkins (Perkins) against Emerson Electric Company (Emerson), seeking damages as a result of a chain saw accident which occurred on March 30, 1978, in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, while plaintiff was employed by Boise Southern Company as a pulpwood cutter.
Plaintiff alleges that he sustained personal injuries while operating a 5200 Beaird-Poulan chain saw which came in contact with an unknown object, causing the saw to “kickback” and strike plaintiff’s arm. Beaird-Poulan is a subsidiary of the defendant, Emerson Electric Company.
Plaintiff…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Prestenbach v. Sentry Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
- Ezzie Welch, Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Welch v. Outboard Marine CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Neil A. Holmgren v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- McInnis v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Verrett v. Cameron Telephone Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Hoskie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- In Re Incident Aboard the D/b Ocean King on August 30, 1980. Cities Service Company, Cross-Appellees v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co., Getty Oil Co. And Odeco, Inc., Cross-Appellees v. Hydril Co., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Albanese v. Emerson Electric Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1982
- Hoskie v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
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