Legal Opinion

Bloxom v. Bloxom

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided September 9, 1987No. 86-C-2108PublishedCited by 149 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

512 So.2d 839 (1987)

Lewis BLOXOM, et ux.

v.

Lonnie BLOXOM, et al.

No. 86-C-2108.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

September 9, 1987.

Francis Gowen, Jr., Shreveport, for applicant.

Charles Salley, Brian Smith, Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle, Shreveport, for respondent.

DENNIS, Justice.

In this products liability case the catalytic converter-exhaust system of a 1980 Pontiac Trans Am Firebird parked in a barn ignited hay under the vehicle causing a fire and the destruction of plaintiffs' barn and other property. We are called upon to decide whether the car was in "normal use", whether the owner's…

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2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Bowman Transportation, Inc. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
  4. Halphen v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  5. Reyes v. Wyeth LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by149 opinions

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  3. Coffman v. Keene Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
  4. Wagoner v. Exxon Mobil Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2011
  5. Milstead v. Diamond M Offshore, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996

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