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MOTT v. MITSUBISHI INTERN. CORP.

No. 79-2399.

636 F.2d 1073 (1981)

Donna Jean MOTT, Individually and as next friend of Jerry Wayne Mott, Jr. et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MITSUBISHI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION et al., Defendants, Union Carbide Corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Unit A

February 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Wilson, III, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Lancaster Smith, Harvey L. Davis, Scott Smith, Dallas, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, AINSWORTH and GEE, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

Jerry Mott was employed as a battery salesman by defendant Union Carbide. In servicing his accounts, his duties included picking up from customers, and disposing of, defective batteries. During his period of employment with the defendant, Mott contracted amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a terminal illness colloquially known as "Lou Gehrig's disease." Alleging that the ailment was caused by his handling of the defective batteries, which contained...

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