COATES v. FIBREBOARD CORP.

Civ. A. No. 81-454-B.

583 F.Supp. 504 (1984)

John C. COATES v. FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, et al.

United States District Court, M.D. Louisiana.

April 2, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George R. Covert, Baton Rouge, La., for plaintiff.

Seale, Smith & Phelps, Baton Rouge, La., Woodley, Barnett, Cox, Williams & Fenet, Lake Charles, La., David Hurlburt, Lafayette, La., Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, La., liaison counsel for defendants.

G. Michael Bourgeois, Lake Charles, La., for Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp.

Gordon F. Wilson, Jr., Linda A. Liljedahl, New Orleans, La., James E. Williams, Lake Charles, La., for Rockwool Mfg. Co.

John I. Moore and Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, La., Rodger L. Wilson, Baton Rouge, for Johns Manville Sales Corp.

Harry McCall, Jr., Robert S. Rooth, New Orleans, La., for Owens-Illinois.

Felix R. Weill, Trial Atty., Baton Rouge, La., for Nicolet.

Fred H. Sievert, Jr., Lake Charles, La., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

John G. Torian, II, Frank X. Neuner, Jr., Lafayette, La., for Standard Asbestos Mfg.

Robert N. Ryan, New Orleans, La., for Celotex Corp.

Edmond E. Woodley, Jr., Lake Charles, La., for Benjamin Foster Division.

Robert E. Kerrigan, Jr., New Orleans, La., for H.K. Porter and Southern Asbestos Co.

David A. Hurlburt, Lafayette, La., for Unarco Industries, Inc.

James S. Thompson, New Orleans, La., for Eagle-Pitcher Industries, Inc.

George Richaud, Young, McMahon & Levert, New Orleans, La., for Monsanto Co.

Donald Ensenat, New Orleans, La., for American Petrofina.

Thomas M. Bergstedt, Lake Charles, La., for GAF Corp.

William Kaufman, III, Baton Rouge, La., for Fibreboard Corp.

John P. Hammond, James B. Irwin, New Orleans, La., for Raybestos Manhattan, Inc.

Daniel R. Atkinson, Baton Rouge, La., for Armstrong Cork Co.

J. Michael Johnson, McGlinchey, Stafford & Mintz, New Orleans, La., for Keene Corp.

St. Paul Bourgeois, IV, Lafayette, La., for Forty-Eight Insulation, Inc.


OPINION

POLOZOLA, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on the defendants' joint motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or, alternatively, for summary judgment. No oral argument is required on this motion.

The defendants contend that plaintiff's suit has prescribed under Article 3536 of the Louisiana Civil Code,1 which provides for a prescriptive period of one year for...

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