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DUPLESSIS v. VULCAN MATERIALS CO.

No. 11988.

359 So.2d 702 (1978)

Wilfred P. DUPLESSIS v. VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 1, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald T. Carmouche, Victor Marcello, Donaldsonville, for plaintiff and appellant.

Wm. Jarman and R. Gordon Kean, Jr., Sanders, Downing, Kean & Cazedessus, Baton Rouge, for third party plaintiff and appellee.

John Barton and William A. Norfolk, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, for third party defendant and appellee.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and PONDER, JJ.

EDWARDS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Wilfred P. Duplessis, filed this suit against defendant, Vulcan Materials Company, to recover damages resulting from the contamination of his herd of cattle by hexachlorobenzene allegedly emitted through Vulcan's negligence. By an amended petition, plaintiff named Manufacturer's Enterprises, Inc. as an additional defendant, and urged a claim ex contractu against Vulcan for breach of the pasture lease. Each defendant filed an exception...

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