FOSTER v. CRAIG EQUIPMENT CO.

Nos. 20808-CA, 20810-CA and 20811-CA.

550 So.2d 818 (1989)

Ollie FOSTER v. CRAIG EQUIPMENT COMPANY, et al. Abe BUSADA, et al. v. CADDO PARISH SCHOOL BOARD, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 27, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Peyton Moore, Shreveport, for Ollie Foster.

Rountree, Cox & Guin by Gordon E. Rountree, Dale G. Cox, Shreveport, for Caddo Parish School Board & United Pacific Insurance Company

Jack H. Kaplan, Sheveport, for Abe Busada.

Mayer, Smith & Roberts by George T. Allen, Jr., Shreveport, for Craig Equipment Co., Inc.

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle by James B. Gardner, Brian D. Smith, Shreveport, for Navistar Intern. Transp. Co., formerly Intern. Harvester Co.

Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts by Julie LaFargue, Shreveport, for U.S. Fidelity Guar. Co.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Charles Gordon Tutt, Shreveport, for American Transp. Corp.

Before HALL, MARVIN and NORRIS, JJ.


HALL, Chief Judge.

On April 28, 1983, a school bus owned by the Caddo Parish School Board and driven by Ollie Foster crashed into a building owned by Abe Busada. This accident gave rise to four lawsuits. The Caddo Parish School Board (School Board) and its insurer, United Pacific Insurance Company (United Pacific), brought an action in redhibition and products liability against Craig Equipment Company (Craig), seller of the bus, and its insurer, United States Fidelity...

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