DAWSON v. MAZDA MOTORS OF AMERICA, INC.

No. CA 84 0415.

475 So.2d 372 (1985)

Michael DAWSON v. MAZDA MOTORS OF AMERICA, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 25, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otha Curtis Nelson, Sr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Michael Dawson.

Leah Barron, Baton Rouge, for intervenor-appellee Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.

Michael T. Pulaski, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd., Mazda Distributors (Gulf), Inc., Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Before COLE, CARTER and LANIER, JJ.


LANIER, Judge.

This is a suit in contract (redhibitory action) and tort (products liability) wherein the purchaser-operator (plaintiff) of an automobile contends a defective tire on his vehicle blew out and caused him to have an accident. The plaintiff seeks recovery for damages for personal injury, medical expenses, the value of his totally destroyed vehicle, rescission of the sale of the automobile or a diminution of the purchase price, a reasonable attorney fee...

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