Legal Opinion
Sam Bell, North-West Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee v. Jet Wheel Blast, Division of Ervin Industries, and North American Mfg., & Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 9, 1983No. 82-3364PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Sam Bell, appellee, brought this diversity jurisdiction suit under 28 U.S.C. § 1382 to recover for injuries occasioned while employed at Vulcan Foundry. He was injured while working on a large shot blast machine used to clean large metal castings. The machine was manufactured and installed by appellant Jet Wheel Blast, Division of Ervin Industries, Inc. As found by the jury, Bell’s injury occurred when his hand got caught in the chain and sprocket drive of the conveyor system of the machine because of a lack of an adequate guard at the particular place on the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Loescher v. ParrSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1975
- Langlois v. Allied Chemical CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Louis J. Rodrigue, Jr. v. Dixilyn Corporation, Placid Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Lillie Mae Lebouef v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Travelers Insurance Company v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
3Cited by17 opinions
- Bell v. Jet Wheel Blast, Div. of Ervin IndustriesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Alfred Lewis, Cross-Appellee v. Timco, Inc. v. Joy Manufacturing, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Clarence L. Diggs v. Billie C. Hood, Defendants-Third Party v. Ford Motor Company, Defendant-Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Jordan v. General Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Horne v. Liberty Furniture Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
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