Legal Opinion
Katherine Dunn v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Brasscraft Manufacturing Company, Inc. And Home Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 16, 1981No. 80-3539PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
This diversity action raises issues of Louisiana products liability law and federal procedure. Finding that the trial judge correctly interpreted Louisiana law and that the trial court’s procedure conformed to federal standards, we affirm the judgment entered on a jury verdict for the defendant.
After James and Frank Dunn were killed and Ivory Dunn was injured in an explosion apparently caused by a gas leak from a stove or its connections, suit was filed against Roper Corporation and Sears, Roebuck & Co., alleging a defect in the stove manufactured by Roper and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Frank Coughlin, Padre Concrete Corporation, A. W. Van Cleave, Jr. And Allied Crushed Stone Company v. Capitol Cement Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Swofford v. B & W, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Alabama v. Blue Bird Body Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- In Re Master Key Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
- William B. Scheidt and Wanda C. Scheidt v. William Randolph KleinCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1992
- Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp. v. Aspen Skiing Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Dixon v. International Harvester Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Beatrice Mae Hansen v. Johns-Manville Products Corporation, Johns-Manville Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Meyers v. MoodyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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