FUTRELL v. SCOTT TRUCK AND TRACTOR CO.

No. 93-88.

629 So.2d 449 (1993)

David FUTRELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SCOTT TRUCK AND TRACTOR COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 5, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Roy, Christopher J. Roy, Jr., Alexandria, for David Futrell.

Mary M. Hamilton and William M. Bass, Lafayette, for Omark Industries.

Before YELVERTON, KNOLL and THIBODEAUX, JJ.


KNOLL, Judge.

This is a products liability case involving the collapse of a 210-B log loader while it was in operation, and designed and manufactured by Omark Industries, Inc. A jury found the 210-B log loader defective in design and manufacture, that Omark was totally at fault in causing the accident, and awarded David Futrell, the injured worker, damages in the amount of $1,245,000.

At a rule to show cause subsequent to the jury trial, the trial court fixed...

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