ASHLEY v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 10771.

380 So.2d 702 (1980)

Joe C. ASHLEY v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., Jefferson Parish Enterprise, Inc., d/b/a Bryan Motors, James J. Bryan, Raymond H. Eppling, and Fred J. Legendre.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Herschel L. Abbott, Jr. and Gerald F. Slattery, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, Charles L. Chassaignac, Gregory C. Thomas, New Orleans, for cross-appellant & defendant-appellee United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co.

Bernard, Cassisa, Babst & Saporito, Walter M. Babst, Metairie, for defendants-appellees James J. Bryan, Raymond H. Eppling, Individually and Raymond H. Eppling, as Liquidator of Jeff. Parish Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Bryan Motors.

Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Snellings & Boisfontaine, J. David Forsyth, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Before GULOTTA, CHEHARDY and HOOD, JJ.


GULOTTA, Judge.

Joe C. Ashley appeals from the dismissal of his redhibition suit arising out of the October 8, 1973 purchase of an Audi automobile from Bryan Motors. Prior to plaintiff's purchase, this 1973 automobile had been used by the agency as a demonstrator and had been sold on two separate occasions to two prior owners. Because of mechanical problems, primarily overheating and electrical malfunctioning, and general owner dissatisfaction with the vehicle's operation...

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