COCO v. WINSTON INDUSTRIES, INC.

No. 5186.

330 So.2d 649 (1975)

Gary James COCO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WINSTON INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

On Rehearing March 10, 1976.

Dissenting Opinion March 17, 1976.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1976.

Writ Granted June 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sessions, Fishman, Rosenson, Snellings & Boisfontaine by Breard Snellings, New Orleans, Watson, Murchison, Crews & Arthur by William P. Crews, Jr., Natchitoches, for defendant-appellant.

G. F. Thomas, Jr., Natchitoches, Cook, Clark, Egan, Yancey & King, by Sidney E. Cook, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and PAVY, JJ.


PAVY, Judge.

Plaintiff brought this tort action for injuries sustained when a dado saw severed four of his fingers and a portion of his hand. At the time of the accident, plaintiff was employed by Sherwood Homes, Inc., (herein called "Sherwood"), a corporation wholly owned and dominated by Winston Industries, Inc., (herein called "Winston"). Both corporations were engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling mobile homes. Sherwood owned and operated one of...

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