HARRIS v. BLACK CLAWSON CO.

No. 91-4804.

961 F.2d 547 (1992)

Bobby HARRIS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BLACK CLAWSON COMPANY, et al., Defendants, Intervenors-Defendants-Appellees, Riverwood International Corp., formerly known as Manville Forest Products Corp., Defendant, Intervenor-Plaintiff-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Morton, Fuhrer, Flournoy, Hunter & Morton, Alexandria, La., for B. Harris, et al.

William S. Watkins, St. Martin, Lirette & Shea, Houma, La., Friedman, McKernan, & Gold, Houston, Tex., for Ruthie A. Roy Ellard, et al.

C.A. Martin, III, Shotwell, Brown & Sperry, Monroe, La., for Riverwood (f/k/a Manville).

Richard C. Raymond, Braunschweig, Rachlis, Fishman & Raymond, New York City, Mike C. Sanders, Thomas Davenport, Jr., Davenport, Files & Kelly, Monroe, La., for Black Clawson.

Kimberly O. Golden, L. Michael Ashbrook, Shafto & Ashbrook, Monroe, La., for Ford, Bacon and Davis.

Before SMITH and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges, and KENT, District Judge.


SAMUEL B. KENT, District Judge.

I.

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 hydrapulper.1 At that time, Bobby Harris, Travis Ellard, and Robert Sanderson were working inside the hydrapulper as...

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