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SPERRY RAND CORP. v. RADIO CORP. OF AMERICA

No. 78-1703.

618 F.2d 319 (1980)

SPERRY RAND CORPORATION and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RADIO CORPORATION OF AMERICA, Texas Instruments, Inc. and Electro-Switch Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 2, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Ernst, William J. Sommers, Jr., New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, A. Gordon Grant, Jr., Stanley McDermott, III, New Orleans, La., for Radio Corp. of America.

Johnston & Duplass, Robert M. Johnston, New Orleans, La., for Texas Instruments, Inc.

Hammett, Leake, Hammett, Hulse & Nelson, Eldon T. Harvey, III, Joseph G. Gallagher, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Electro-Switch Corp.

Before GODBOLD, GARZA and RANDALL, Circuit Judges.

GARZA, Circuit Judge:

On November 15, 1974, the M/V RENE J. CHERAMIE (vessel) was grounded and involved in a collision in the Houston Ship Channel. The grounding and collision were allegedly caused by a defect in the gyro-pilot steering system installed aboard the vessel. The vessel owners filed suit against the system's manufacturer, Sperry Rand Corporation (Sperry) and its insurer, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. (Liberty). As the case developed for trial, Sperry determined...

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