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LOCKART v. KOBE STEEL LTD. CONST. MACHINERY DIV.

No. 92-4437.

989 F.2d 864 (1993)

Helen LOCKART, et al., Plaintiffs, Helen Lockart and Howard Glen Sullivan, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and Transportation Insurance Co., Intervenor-Appellant, v. KOBE STEEL LTD. CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY DIV., et al., Defendants, Kobelco America, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. Howard Glen SULLIVAN, et al., Plaintiffs, Howard Glen Sullivan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KOBE STEEL LTD. CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY DIVISION, et al., Defendants, Kobelco America, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 6, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Travis M. Holley, Bastrop, LA, for Lockart and Sullivan.

Thomas M. Hayes, III, Hayes, Harkey, Smith, Monroe, LA, for Transportation Ins.

Michael T. Pulaski, Keith W. McDaniel, Pulaski, Gieger & LaBorde, New Orleans, LA, for appellee.

Before WISDOM, JOLLY, and DEMOSS, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

This case involves an interpretation of the revised Louisiana Products Liability Act (LPLA), R.S. 9:2800.51 et seq. and in particular the meaning of "reasonably anticipated use" in 9:2800.54.

The district judge granted the defendant's motion for summary judgment. We AFFIRM.

I.

On March 19, 1990, Howard Sullivan and Jerry Dixon, both employed by Louisiana Industries, Inc. at its Perryville site, attempted to repair the...

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