Legal Opinion
Woessner v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 3, 1984No. Civ. A. No. 82-2406 "K"PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of defendant, Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, for summary judgment based on the assertion that plaintiffs claim against it is barred by prescription. The action was instituted by plaintiff on June 8, 1982, for damages allegedly received while in the course and scope of his employment as an insulator with various employers from 1932 until 1972. Jurisdiction was alleged proper under diversity and admiralty law. Following oral argument, and considering the memoranda filed by the parties, the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Margaret Austin, Etc. v. Unarco Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Cartwright v. Chrysler Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Austin v. Abney Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Herman Woessner v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Orgeron v. Mine Safety Appliances Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
- Clofer v. Celotex Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Coates v. Fibreboard Corp.District Court, M.D. Louisiana · 1984