GAUTHIER v. McDONOUGH POWER EQUIPMENT, INC.

No. 91-682.

608 So.2d 1086 (1992)

Dawn Carter GAUTHIER, Individually and as Tutor of the Minor, Rachael Lynn Carter, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONOUGH POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. & Allstate Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 4, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Jones & Alexander, J.B. Jones, Jr. and Jennifer Bercier, Cameron, for plaintiff/appellant.

Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, James Diaz and James Diaz Jr., Lafayette, for defendant/appellee McDonough.

Arnette & Riley, W.J. Riley, Jennings, for defendant/appellee Waterworks.

Before: STOKER, YELVERTON, JJ., and COREIL, J. Pro Tem.


JOSEPH E. COREIL, Judge Pro Tem.

This personal injury suit arises under the theory of products liability. On June 15, 1987, Rachael Gauthier, at age 12, was injured while operating a Snapper riding lawn mower. Rachael's mother, Dawn Carter Gauthier, filed suit individually and on behalf of Rachael. In the original petition filed on July 10, 1987, plaintiff named McDonough Power Equipment and Allstate Insurance Company as defendants. McDonough is the manufacturer of...

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