CHANCE v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

No. 93-CC-2582.

635 So.2d 177 (1994)

Danny H. CHANCE and Earlene Chance, Individually and as the Administrators of the Estate of Their Minor Child, Crystal Michelle Chance v. AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC., Honda Motor Company, Ltd., and Floyd Michael Cole.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

April 11, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl J. Koch, Lewis O. Unglesby, Stephen R. Edwards, Unglesby & Koch, Baton Rouge, for applicant.

Lawrence J. Duplass, Bernard J. Williams, Gary M. Zwain, Metairie, for respondent.

Coleman J. Dupre, Jeanne Dupre, LA Ass'n Defense Counsel, Product Liability Advisory Council, W.R. Grace & Co-Connection, for amicus curiae.


MARCUS, Justice*.

On October 25, 1987, Crystal Chance, then eleven years old, was injured while riding a three-wheeled all terrain vehicle manufactured by American Honda Motor Company, Inc. and Honda North American, Inc. (Honda). Plaintiffs filed this products liability action on December 17, 1992. Honda filed an exception of prescription, which the trial court denied relying upon a 1992 amendment...

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