Otis Scott v. White Trucks, and Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Intervenor-Appellant

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

In this Louisiana law diversity suit, plaintiff Scott appeals from a judgment n.o.v. rendered in favor of appellee White Trucks dismissing Scott’s products liability claim. 1 The primary questions are whether there is sufficient evidence to show that the product was defectively designed or manufactured, and if so, whether the defect existed when it left the manufacturer’s hands. We hold there is no sufficient evidence to support the jury’s findings and affirm the district court’s judgment.

I

White Truck No. 1872, a three-axle tractor, was manufactured for appellee White…