PENTON v. SOUTHERN SHIPBUILDING, INC.

No. 81-3352 Summary Calendar.

667 F.2d 500 (1982)

Lutrell PENTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN SHIPBUILDING, INC., Defendant, Sammy L. Sharp, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete Lewis, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Gallaspy & Paduda, Sondra A. Cheek, Bogalusa, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Lutrell Penton was injured during his employment as a welder for Southern Shipbuilding, Inc. (Southern).1 In addition to his Louisiana Workman's Compensation claim, Penton brought the present action against Southern and his welding foreman, Sammy Sharp, under La.R.S. 23:1032 as an "intentional" tort. The District Court granted motions for summary judgment to both defendants. We affirm.

Penton urges that a factual issue...

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