WELCH v. OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION

No. 72-1974.

481 F.2d 252 (1973)

Ezzie WELCH, Administrator of the Estate of Samuel Welch, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OUTBOARD MARINE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 20, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Broussard, Jr., Alexandria, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Reginald W. Farrar, Jr., Lake Charles, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, BELL and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This diversity case involves Louisiana products liability law. The question of particular interest as a matter of law is whether the district court properly charged the jury on what constitutes an "unreasonably dangerous" product in Louisiana.

Mrs. Ezzie Welch, mother of Samuel Welch, a minor, in her capacity as natural tutrix of her son, sued Outboard Marine Corporation for damages for personal injuries. Young Welch sustained a serious...

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