SONNIER v. CHISHOLM-RYDER CO., INC.

No. 93-7677.

70 F.3d 14 (1995)

John G. SONNIER and Hope Sonnier, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHISHOLM-RYDER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants, Chisholm-Ryder Company, Inc., Unipunch Products, Inc., 3800 Highland, Inc. and Premax Limited Partnership of Niagara Falls, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Corrected on Denial of Rehearing December 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clinard J. Hanby, Houston, TX, Kurt Arbuckle, Emmott & Arbuckle, Houston, TX, for appellants.

Derral K. Sperry, John D. Wittenmyer, Leboeuf & Wittenmyer, Houston, TX, for appellees.

Before JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges, and BUNTON, District Judge.


DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

This products liability case involves an interpretation of the Texas statute of repose, TEX.CIV.PRAC. & REM.CODE § 16.009. We previously certified a question in this case to the Texas Supreme Court. Sonnier v. Chisholm-Ryder Co., Inc., 47 F.3d 133 (5th Cir. 1995). The Texas Supreme Court has answered our certified question, Sonnier v. Chisholm-Ryder Co., Inc., 909 S.W...

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