Legal Opinion
Cotton Bros. Baking Co. v. Industrial Risk Insurers
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1991No. 90-4128PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
This appeal poses complex damages and liability issues resulting from a fire at Cotton Brothers Baking Co., Inc., a bakery in Alexandria, Louisiana, on Friday, February 13, 1981. Multiple suits resulted. The matters were tried in part by a jury and in part by the bench and the ultimate judgments are now before us on appeal. For the reasons assigned we modify those judgments and, as modified, affirm.
Background
At the time it was severely damaged by fire, Cotton Brothers Baking Co., Inc. was one of eight subsidiaries of Cotton Bros., Inc. Each subsidiary was independently…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- 26 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1230, 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,101 Jeanine W. Wilkins and Sharon D. Hill v. The University of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Melanie Snyder v. Whittaker Corporation, Billie Fay Allen v. Whittaker CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of MarylandDistrict Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1993
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