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FORNO v. GULF OIL CORP.

No. 82-3614. Summary Calendar.

699 F.2d 795 (1983)

Carlos E. FORNO, Plaintiff-Appellant, Travelers Insurance Company, Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 11, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed & Reed, Floyd J. Reed, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

James F. Ryan, New Orleans, La., for Travelers Ins. Co.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, James L. Selman, II, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.

TATE, Circuit Judge:

In this Louisiana diversity action, the plaintiff Forno sues Gulf Oil Corporation in tort for personal injuries sustained due to an alleged premise defect. At the time of the injury, Forno was working as a painter employed by a subcontractor engaged to perform routine painting maintenance at Gulf's plant. The district court granted Gulf's motion for summary judgment and dismissed Forno's suit upon its holding, on the basis of statements of uncontested...

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