Legal Opinion
James Garland Carter v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1983No. 82-2287PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
In this products liability case, controlled under Erie by the law of Texas, Massey-Ferguson, Inc., appeals from a jury verdict awarding damages to James Garland Carter for personal injuries that he sustained when a motorized log-moving device, called a skidder, allegedly backed into him. Massey-Ferguson contends that the trial judge committed a prejudicial error by refusing to admit evidence of the industry custom with regard to installation of a back-up alarm. Massey-Ferguson also contests the competency of the plaintiff’s expert witness to give an opinion on causation…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Boatland of Houston, Inc. v. BaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Turner v. General Motors Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1979
- Otis Elevator Company v. WoodTexas Supreme Court · 1968
- Mike Bruce v. Martin-Marietta Corporation and Ozark Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Larry MAYS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Fibreboard Corp. v. PoolCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
- James Leroy Jackson v. Johns-Manville Sales Corporation and Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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