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VEGA v. SOUTHERN SCRAP MATERIAL COMPANY, INC.

No. 74-2996.

517 F.2d 254 (1975)

Maria VEGA, Individually and on behalf of Barbarita M. Vega, a minor, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SOUTHERN SCRAP MATERIAL COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants, Stanley M. Diefenthal and Continental Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Cooper, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Neville G. Orrett, New Orleans, La., Philip E. Henderson, Houma, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before TUTTLE, GODBOLD and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity suit by the survivors of a deceased employee, killed in a workplace accident in Louisiana, against an executive officer of the employer and against the employer's liability insurer. The jury verdict was for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal. We affirm.

The employee was covered by Louisiana's Workmen's Compensation Act, La. R.S. 23:1021 et seq., which provides that...

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