Legal Opinion
Harris v. Black Clawson Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 26, 1992No. 91-4804PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAMUEL B. KENT, District Judge.
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This case arises out of an industrial accident that occurred on October 20, 1987, at the West Monroe, Louisiana plant of the Manville Forest Products Corporation (“MFPC”). The accident occurred when steam was injected into a concrete hydra-pulper. 1 At that time, Bobby Harris, Tra vis Ellard, and Robert Sanderson were working inside the hydrapulper as part of a maintenance team replacing internal parts. Ellard and Sanderson were killed and Harris was severely burned.
Plaintiffs below filed suit against several defendants in Louisiana state court on September 23,…
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