CAUSEY v. BELKNAP HARDWARE MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Civ. A. No. 3078.

250 F.Supp. 312 (1966)

Benton William CAUSEY v. BELKNAP HARDWARE MANUFACTURING COMPANY et al.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, Baton Rouge Division.

February 2, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Cobb, Baton Rouge, La, for plaintiff.

John I. Moore, Taylor, Porter, Brooks, Fuller & Phillips, Baton Rouge, La., for intervenor, Travelers Ins. Co.

Wallace A. Hunter, Durrett, Hardin, Hunter, Dameron & Fritchie, Baton Rouge, La., for defendants Belknap Hardware Mfg. Co., and Phoenix Assurance Co. of New York.

Iddo Pittman, Jr., Pittman & Matheny, Hammond, La., for defendants Stanley Works, Inc., and Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.


WEST, District Judge:

This suit was originally brought by plaintiff, Benton William Causey, against the defendant, Belknap Hardware Manufacturing Company, seeking damages allegedly resulting from a defective crowbar purchased by the plaintiff from this defendant. Thereafter, before answer was filed, and upon learning that Belknap was merely the distributor of the crowbar rather than its manufacturer, plaintiff amended his complaint to make Stanley Works, Inc., the...

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