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JOHNSON v. TENNECO, INC.

No. 83-3650.

752 F.2d 160 (1985)

Leroy Roosevelt JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TENNECO, INC., Defendant-Appellant, v. LEVINGSTON ARMADILLO, INC., Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Frank H. Spruiell, Jr., James E. Diaz, Lafayette, La., for Tenneco, Inc.

Reginald T. Badeaux, Jr., J. Michael Cumberland, New Orleans, La., for Johnson.

Richard N. Dicharry, Bradley F. Gandrup, Jr., New Orleans, La., for Levingston.

Before GOLDBERG, JOHNSON and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 19, 1985.

W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

Levingston-Armadillo received a jury verdict in its favor in this Louisiana products liability case. Since the jury instructions incorrectly stated Louisiana law, we reverse.

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Sometime prior to 1978, Levingston manufactured a modular housing unit to be used to house the crew on Marlin Drilling Company's Rig No. 10, a stationary offshore drilling platform...

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