Legal Opinion
Ppg Industries, Inc. v. Industrial Laminates Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 7, 1982No. 81-3187PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
The sole issue in this diversity case involving defective construction materials is which prescriptive period is applicable to plaintiff’s cause of action under Louisiana law. We agree that the action was properly treated as one in redhibition calling for a one-year period.
Plaintiff PPG Industries, Inc. was a subcontractor for the construction of a building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As part of its contract with the general contractor, PPG agreed to install spandrel panels on the curtain wall of the building. PPG contracted in turn with the defendant, Industrial Laminates…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Minyard v. Curtis Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- Philippe v. Browning Arms Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Fitzmorris v. KellySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1963
- Riche v. Krestview Mobile Homes, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Weaver v. Fleetwood Homes of Mississippi, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
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- Manning v. Scott-Hixson-Hopkins, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Peoples Water Ser. Co. v. Menge Pump & MacHinery Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
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