BONURA v. COMMERCIAL U. INS. CO.

No. 67585.

393 So.2d 1239 (1981)

Luke BONURA, Jr. v. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 26, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. D'Amico, Gerald E. Meunier, Vincent J. Glorioso, Jr., Kierr, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon & Lewis, New Orleans, for plaintiff-applicant.

Wood Brown, III, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown & Read, James H. Drury, Drury, Lozes & Curry, New Orleans, for defendants-respondents.


CALOGERO, Justice.

In this case we must decide whether the Missouri manufacturer of a dredge is liable to a longshoreman who was injured while the dredge was in the process of being loaded onto a ship in the port of New Orleans. The basic facts of the case are undisputed.

Dixie Dredge Company of St. Louis, Missouri, built a dredge for use in South America. The dredge was loaded onto a car of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and shipped to New Orleans. In...

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