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January 11, 1985.
Writ Denied March 15, 1985.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John Poitevent, Robert B. Acomb, III, Poitevent & Acomb, New Orleans, for third-party defendant-appellant Utica Mut. Ins. Co.
Sondra A. Cheek, Bogalusa, for defendants-appellants Roger Seligman, Alain Seligman, Charles Spencer Smith, Harvey Gaines, Earl Cunningham, and Estate of Charles B. Altmann.
Frank J. Peragine, Michael R. Daigle, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans, for third-party defendant-appellee American Optical Corp.
Craig R. Nelson, Christina P. Fay, Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Clemco Industries.
Gary M. Zwain, Johnston & Duplass, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp.
James L. Selman, II, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Mine Safety Appliances Co.
Before KLEES, CIACCIO and WARD, JJ.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.
KLEES, Judge.
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