TRAN v. MANITOWOC ENGINEERING CO.

No. 83-3775.

767 F.2d 223 (1985)

Thanh TRAN, Plaintiff, v. MANITOWOC ENGINEERING COMPANY, Defendant, and Manitowoc Coastal States Sales and Service Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellee, and TAULLI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BECKER & ASSOCIATES, INC., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Philip E. Henderson, Houma, La., for third party defendant-appellant.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Stanhope B. Denegre, New Orleans, La., for Manitowoc Coastal States Sales, Etc.

Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, Leonard A. Young, John C. Tollefson, Ernest L. O'Bannon, New Orleans, La., for Taulli Const. Co.

Before JOHNSON and HILL, Circuit Judges and HINOJOSA, District Judge.


HINOJOSA, District Judge:

This appeal arises out of a diversity jurisdiction personal injury action originally brought by Thanh Tran, a citizen of Vietnam. Tran was injured when he was struck by pilings that were being loaded by a crane onto a barge owned by his employer. Tran brought his action against the Appellees — Manitowoc Coastal Sales (Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff below, hereinafter Manitowoc), a crane dealer that had performed repairs on the crane...

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