1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 52 F.3d
  5. 52 F.3d 1311 (1995)
 

SATCHER v. HONDA MOTOR CO.

No. 94-60492.

52 F.3d 1311 (1995)

James C. SATCHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Linda J. Hamilton Mowles, Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, Knoxville, TN, Ronald G. Peresich, Page, Mannino & Peresich, Biloxi, MS, for appellants.

Peter K. Smith, Quitman, MS, Ray Ferrero, Jr., Joanne Fanizza, Ferrero & Middlebrooks, Wilton L. Strickland, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Robert E. Arceneaux, Mack E. Barham, Barham & Arceneaux, New Orleans, LA, for appellee.

Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, REAVLEY and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

The manufacturer and seller of Honda motorcycles appeal for the second time1 a judgment in favor of a rider who lost his leg in a collision between his motorcycle and an automobile. His vehicle had no leg guards, an omission that plaintiff Satcher claims made the product defective and unreasonably dangerous in a crash. The district court's judgment enforces a jury verdict. We vacate the award of punitive damages...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases