Legal Opinion
Alfred Lewis, Cross-Appellee v. Timco, Inc. v. Joy Manufacturing, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1984No. 81-3022PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This case was returned to the panel by the en banc court, 716 F.2d 1425 (5th Cir.1983), for our determination whether Alfred Lewis’ conduct constituted 50% of the total negligence proximate to his accident. On our initial consideration we did not reach this question, concluding instead that the rule of comparative negligence was not applicable in a strict products liability case by a longshoreman. 697 F.2d 1252 (5th Cir.1983). Sitting en banc this court vacated the panel opinion in part and held “that the trial court was correct in its decision that'the maritime…
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