VIATOR v. P & A WELL SERVICE, INC.

No. 92-145.

615 So.2d 51 (1993)

Calvin VIATOR, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. P & A WELL SERVICE, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied May 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony Drexel Moroux, Lafayette, for Calvin Viator, et al.

Gregg Lindsey Spyridon, New Orleans, for P & A Well Service Inc., et al.

Thomas Walker Lewis, Charles Archibald Boggs, New Orleans, for L.S. Brown Co.

John A. Keller, Lafayette, for Highland Ins.

Edward O. Taulbee IV, Lafayette, for Aetna.

S. Gerald Simon, New Iberia, for Estis.

Timothy Patrick Hurley, New Orleans, for Crosby Group.

Before STOKER, THIBODEAUX and COOKS, JJ.


STOKER, Judge.

The question in this products liability case is whether the trial court properly granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of a retailer, New Iberia Hardware Company, Inc. and its insurer, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company. The retailer sold a hook with a safety latch which broke resulting in injury to Calvin Viator, one of the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs appeal.

Plaintiffs base their case against New Iberia Hardware Company, Inc. and its insurer...

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