RUSSELL v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO.

No. CA 891713.

572 So.2d 1093 (1990)

Thomas W. RUSSELL, et ux. v. SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Writ Granted February 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Barkley, Jr., New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants Thomas Wayne Russell, et ux.

Carl J. Giffin, Jr., Metairie, for defendant-appellee Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Before COVINGTON, C.J., and LANIER, J., and VIAL LEMMON, J. Pro Tem.


LANIER, Judge.

This action is a suit for damages in tort asserting a products liability cause of action. The defendant filed a motion for a summary judgment asserting, among other things, that the facts were uncontested and showed that the sole cause of the accident was victim fault. The trial court agreed and rendered a summary judgment in the defendant's favor. The plaintiffs took this devolutive appeal.

FACTS

Thomas Wayne Russell purchased a used...

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