LACHNEY v. MOTOR PARTS & BEARING SUPPLY

No. 6394.

357 So.2d 1277 (1978)

Frank LACHNEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MOTOR PARTS AND BEARING SUPPLY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 11, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gold, Little, Simon, Weems & Bruser, Edward E. Rundell, Alexandria, for defendants-appellants.

Donald R. Wilson, Ben C. Bennett, Jr., Marksville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gist, Methvin & Trimble, DeWitt T. Methvin, Jr., Stafford, Randow, O'Neal & Smith by Hodge O'Neal, III, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and CUTRER, JJ.


DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

This is a products liability suit brought against the manufacturer and vendor of an allegedly defective wire cable.

Plaintiff, Frank Lachney, was engaged in the cutting and hauling of pulpwood for the River Timber Company. He operated his own rig, which consisted of a double bed truck and a winch mechanism of the type customarily used in this trade.

The winch mechanism, which was located at approximately the center of the bed of...

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