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GIVENS v. F.W. WOOLWORTH CO., INC.

No. CA-5230.

508 So.2d 164 (1987)

Charles GIVENS, Individually And On Behalf of His Minor Son, Troy Givens v. F.W. WOOLWORTH CO., INC., d/b/a Woolco Department Store, K & S Manufacturing Company, Tecumseh Products Company and ABC Insurance Company, DEF Insurance Company and XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

May 12, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. O'Keefe, Metairie, John A. Occhipinti, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, William F. Grace, Jr., John F. Olinde, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees.

Before GULOTTA, LOBRANO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is a products liability case. On June 15, 1978 Troy Givens decided to ride his minibike to the store. The engine was cold as Troy had not ridden the bike for a few hours. Troy got on the bike, started it, and rode down the street. In starting the bike Troy moved the choke from a closed position to a midpoint position. About three blocks away Troy reached down to adjust the choke from the midpoint position to the full run position. After doing...

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