Legal Opinion
Lillie Mae Lebouef v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Travelers Insurance Company v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 11, 1980No. 78-2553PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
In the early morning hours of June 6, 1976, Shelby Leleux was killed and his passenger, Floyd Dugas, was seriously injured when the Mercury Cougar driven by Leleux veered off the Louisiana back road on which it had been travelling at over 100 miles per hour and crashed into a cement culvert. The accident occurred when the tread separated from the body of the Cougar’s left rear tire. Dugas and Leleux’s mother, Lillie Mae Duhon, brought this products liability action against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, the manufacturer of the tire, and Ford Motor Company, the maker of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Rey v. CucciaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Spillers v. MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY, INC.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Chappuis v. Sears Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
- Prestenbach v. Sentry Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1976
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Bell v. Jet Wheel Blast, Div. of Ervin IndustriesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Bloxom v. BloxomSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Dorry v. LaFleurSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Racer v. UttermanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- Perkins v. F.I.E. Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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