Legal Opinion
Franklin Andrus v. Trailers Unlimited (Roadmaster Custom Division), Atwood Vacuum MacHine Company and Southwest Wheel & Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1981No. 80-3333PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a Louisiana diversity action in which the plaintiff, Franklin Andrus, sought to recover for injuries he received when the coupling device on his boat trailer spontaneously disengaged while he was driving with the boat in tow. An-drus sued Atwood Vacuum Machine Company, manufacturer of the coupler, and Trailers Unlimited, Inc., manufacturer of the trailer. The case was tried before a jury, but after Andrus had put on his case in chief, the district court granted the defendants’ motion for directed verdict. Andrus complains that the district…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Pierre v. Allstate Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
- Ruthardt v. TennantSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
- Anthony Chavez v. Noble Drilling CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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- Brister v. Gulf Central Pipeline Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1988
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