Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,736 Willie M. Hawkins v. Evans Cooperage Co., Inc., and Olin Corporation v. Midland Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1985No. 84-3403PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Some years ago a truck driven by Willie Hawkins ran over a drum which had bounced out of another vehicle in front of Hawkins’s truck. He was injured when he inhaled the fumes of a dangerous poison that leaked from the drum. He brought suit against the company transporting the drums, its insurer, and the manufacturer of the poisonous substance. The insurer settled with Hawkins, then sought contribution from the manufacturer. The district court granted the manufacturer’s motion for a directed verdict dismissing the demand for contribution. We affirm.
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Kent v. Gulf States Utilities Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- Chappuis v. Sears Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Jerome D. Wallace v. Oceaneering International, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Cities Service Company v. Zapata Offshore Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Hyde v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by44 opinions
- Bartholomew v. CNG Producing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Fred H. Ainsworth and Gloria Ainsworth v. Shell Offshore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company, Cross-Appellant v. American Cyanamid Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Graham v. Amoco Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Ellison v. Conoco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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