Legal Opinion
Johnson v. William C. Ellis & Sons Iron Works, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1979No. 77-1919PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
Jack Johnson died at the age of 20 as a result of injuries received while he was working on a cotton compress. His mother seeks in this diversity action to recover damages for his death from the company that had repaired and rebuilt the compress thirteen years before, and from the company that had later manufactured and installed a bale unloader device on the machine. The district court directed a verdict for the repairer; held that, as a matter of law, Johnson was contributorily negligent; and submitted the claim against the manufacturer of the bale unloader to…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Perlmutter v. Beth David HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Muncie Aviation Corporation v. Party Doll Fleet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Golden Bear Distributing Systems of Texas, Inc. v. Chase Revel, Inc., D/B/A Entrepreneur MagazineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Jolley v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Dickerson v. Metropolitan Dade CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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