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HICKMAN v. EXIDE, INC.

No. 28495-CA.

679 So.2d 527 (1996)

Donald S. HICKMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EXIDE, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 21, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davenport, Files & Kelly by Michael J. Fontenot, for Defendant-Appellant.

Nordyke & Denlinger by Keith B. Nordyke, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before MARVIN, NORRIS and CARAWAY, JJ.

NORRIS, Judge.

This is a products liability case involving a car battery that exploded in Donald Hickman's face. The manufacturer of the battery, Exide Corporation, appeals a judgment finding the battery defective by design, allocating 10% comparative fault to the plaintiff, and awarding general and special damages of $424,115.65 (subject to reduction by 10%). Each of Exide's six assignments of error asserts a factual claim which is subject to manifest error rule...

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