ALFORD v. HOME INS. CO.

No. 96 CA 2430.

701 So.2d 1375 (1997)

Ernest ALFORD, et al. v. HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

November 7, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Landry Smith, Baton Rouge, for Plaintiff/Appellant Ernest Alford.

W. Evan Plauche, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellee First Fidelity Leasing Group, Inc.

Before LeBLANC and FITZSIMMONS, JJ., and CHIASSON, J. Pro Tem.


LeBLANC, Judge.

The issue in this products liability action is whether the titled owner of equipment which is alleged to be defective in design and condition is subject to strict liability under La. C.C. art. 2317, when the ownership of the equipment is predicated on a financed lease pursuant to which only the lessee had actual possession of the leased equipment. The trial court held that the defendant/owner First Fidelity Leasing Group, Inc., (FFLG) did not have...

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