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HOVANEC v. HARNISCHFEGER CORP.

No. 85-3651.

807 F.2d 448 (1987)

Andrew HOVANEC, Plaintiff-Appellee, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Intervenor-Appellee, v. HARNISCHFEGER CORP., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Couhig, Jr., Michael D. Carbo, Adams & Reese, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Michael R. Guidry, H.M. Etheredge, Owen J. Bradley, New Orleans, La., for Hovanec.

Kristin H. White, Metairie, La., for intervenor, Liberty Mutual.

Before GOLDBERG, REAVLEY and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:

Andy Hovanec had four of his fingers cut off in a tragic industrial accident. He brought suit in Louisiana state court seeking recovery against Harnischfeger Corporation, the manufacturer of a crane that, because of a latent defect, indiscriminately left Hovanec with something more closely resembling a grisly and grotesque protuberance than a hand. Harnischfeger removed the case to federal district court, based on diversity of citizenship...

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