Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Jim Walter Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1984No. 83-3625PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Two employees died and a number were injured in an explosion and fire at the Celo-tex Corporation’s plant in Marrero, Louisiana on August 3, 1981. They or their representatives filed suit alleging that the explosion was caused by a spark from an electric transporter truck used to move fiberboard in the flammable atmosphere of Celotex’ curing yard. Among the defendants were Celotex and several manufacturers of products allegedly involved in the explosion. The plaintiffs also sued Celo-tex’ fire and business loss insurance carrier, Industrial Risk Insurers (IRI) and its…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Day v. National US Radiator CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Marie L. Hill v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pennsylvania v. Winegardner and Hammons, Inc., Tex-Ken, Inc., John Q. Hammons, Defendant-Counter v. Texas Catastrophe Property Insurance, CounterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Marsalis v. La SalleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1957
- Albert Johnson v. American Mutual Liability Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Stephen T. Ladue v. Chevron, U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Derosia v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1990
- Eximco, Inc., John D. Spears, Joseph D. Michelli and Rufus I. Davis v. The Trane Company and Shepherd Sales & Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Willcox v. American Home Assurance Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1995
- Lavespere v. Niagara Machine & Tool Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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