LOUISIANA AFL-CIO v. LANIER BUSINESS PRODUCTS

No. 85-3646.

797 F.2d 1364 (1986)

LOUISIANA AFL-CIO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LANIER BUSINESS PRODUCTS, INC., Defendant, Third Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Martin BENNETT, Third Party Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Grimley, Baton Rouge, La., for defendant, third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel L. Avant, John L. Avant, Baton Rouge, La., for Louisiana, plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARWOOD and HILL, Circuit Judges, and WILL, Senior District Judge.


OPINION

ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:

In this Louisiana diversity case we are presented with the question whether a plaintiff in a redhibitory action may obtain a reduction in price for the inconvenience caused by the product and for the overall poor performance of the product. We answer the question in the affirmative. We further hold that the district court's findings of fact are not clearly erroneous, that the district court acted within its discretion...

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