LAING v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

No. 25159-CA.

628 So.2d 196 (1993)

Thomas R. LAING and Laurie H. Laing, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC., and Honda Motor Co., Ltd., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duplass, Witman, Zwain & Williams by Lawrence J. Duplass, Bernard J. Williams, Metairie, for defendants-appellants.

Unglesby & Koch by Lewis Unglesby, Karl J. Koch, Stephen R. Edwards, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before VICTORY, BROWN and WILLIAMS, JJ.


BROWN, Judge.

A 25-year-old Morehouse Parish farmer, Thomas Laing, purchased a three-wheel all-terrain vehicle (ATV) manufactured by Honda. Four days later, while riding the ATV in the course of his farming operation, Laing was seriously injured. Laing and his wife, Laurie Harrell Laing, brought a products liability action against the retailer, Moeller's, Inc., the distributor, American Honda Motor Co., and the manufacturer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Plaintiffs alleged...

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