Williams v. Briggs Co.

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• applying Mississippi law and noting that the fifth Wade factor focuses on \an ordinary person's ability to avoid the danger by exercising care\
• affirming district court’s finding of no spoliation where the evidence was not destroyed or lost and plaintiff offered no evidence to suggest defendant altered the evidence at issue
• “We need not linger long over the parties’ debate about the precise significance of the repairs to the water heater, or the two-years’ use between accident and testing. These matters are left to the sound discretion of the district court.”
• to be admissible, testing must be “substantially similar” to the incident

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Cited by

15 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Myron Batts v. Tow-Motor Forklift Company and Caterpillar, Inc., Caterpillar, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-10-03· cited 159×
• United States v. Wise
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-07-31· cited 136×
• Elizabeth v. Bogosian v. Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. And Daimler-Benz North America Corporation
  First Circuit· 1997-01-08· cited 110×
• United States v. Norris
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-06-26· cited 72×
• Michael SURACE; Alice Surace, H/w, Appellants, v. CATERPILLAR, INC.; CMI Corporation, Appellees
  Third Circuit· 1997-04-22· cited 71×
• 70 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 923, 44 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 414 Philip J. Haun, Cross v. Ideal Industries, Inc., Cross
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-04-11· cited 52×
• Orthoflex, Inc. v. Thermotek, Inc.
  N.D. Texas· 2013-11-20· cited 31×
• Alton Crain v. City of Selma
  Fifth Circuit· 2020-03-12· cited 28×
• Gonzalez Ex Rel. Gonzalez v. Morflo Industries, Inc.
  E.D. New York· 1996-07-02· cited 13×
• Austin v. Will-Burt Company
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-03-16· cited 5×
• Glenn v. Overhead Door Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2006-01-17· cited 5×
• Batts v. Tow-Motor Forklift Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-10-03
• Haun v. Ideal Industries, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-04-12
• Williams v. Briggs Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-08-21
• Austin v. Will-Burt Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 2004-03-01

Cites

11 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman
  Fifth Circuit· 1969-04-07· cited 2,445×
• Sperry-New Holland v. Prestage
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1993-03-25· cited 136×
• Holly Shipp v. General Motors Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-01-14· cited 87×
• O'CAIN v. Harvey Freeman and Sons, Inc.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1991-12-18· cited 72×
• DeLaughter v. Lawrence County Hosp.
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1992-07-01· cited 68×
• United States v. Robert Gaskell
  Eleventh Circuit· 1993-02-25· cited 56×
• Jerry Ray Barnes v. General Motors Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1977-04-28· cited 46×
• Yvonne Esposito and Louis Esposito v. Jason C. Davis and Mks Productions, Inc., D/B/A Southern Lady Shows, and Essex Insurance Company
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-03-13· cited 20×
• William Cooper and Nephews, Inc. v. Pevey
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1975-08-11· cited 19×
• Bott v. Wood
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1878-04-15· cited 12×
• Loflin v. Thornton
  Mississippi Supreme Court· 1981-03-04· cited 7×

Other cases named Williams v. Briggs Co.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Williams v. Briggs Co.
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-08-21