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DAWSON v. MAZDA MOTORS OF AMERICA, INC.

No. CA 86 1275.

517 So.2d 283 (1987)

Michael DAWSON v. MAZDA MOTORS OF AMERICA, INC., Moffitt Volkswagon, Inc., Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd. and Toyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 10, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Otha Curtis Nelson, Sr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Michael Dawson.

Michael T. Pulaski, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Mazda Distributors, Inc., Bridgestone Tire Co. and Toyo Kogyo Co.

Before WATKINS, CARTER and CHIASSON, JJ.

CHIASSON, Judge.

This suit arises out of a single car accident which occurred at 3 a.m. on October 10, 1980. Plaintiff-appellant, Michael Dawson, was driving his vehicle in a westerly direction across the Old Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge when the left rear tire on his car "blewout," causing the car to cross into the opposing lanes of traffic, totally demolishing the automobile and causing physical injuries to Dawson. Dawson filed suit for $56,097.68 subject...

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