FONTENOT v. F. HOLLIER & SONS

No. 85-288.

478 So.2d 1379 (1985)

Larry FONTENOT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. F. HOLLIER & SONS, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted January 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards, Stefanski & Barousse, James M. Cunningham, III, Crowley, Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & McElligott, Richard Meaux, Lafayette, for defendants-appellants.

John Haas Weinstein, Opelousas, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, DOUCET and KING, JJ.


KING, Judge.

This appeal presents the issue of whether a grain drill manufactured by defendant, John Deere Company and Deere & Company, and sold by defendant, F. Hollier & Sons, Incorporated, to plaintiff, Larry Fontenot, is defective.

After trial, the jury found the grain drill defective and awarded judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against defendants for damages and attorney's fees. The defendants timely appeal. We affirm.

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