Legal Opinion
Jody Mayo, Wife Of/and Jerry Dell Mayo v. Borden, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1986No. 85-3255PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity jurisdiction case, Borden, Inc. appeals a jury verdict in favor of Jerry Mayo, a journeyman insulator employed by the H.B. Zachary Company. Borden contends that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury on the controlling principles of Louisiana tort law. Finding no error in the instructions, we affirm.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
On July 5, 1983, Mayo was working near a chemical-stripping pressure column at Borden’s chemical plant in Geismar, Louisiana. A pressure column is a slender metal structure, approximately 50 feet tall and five feet in…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Farr v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- Lewis v. HolmesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1903
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