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HAWKINS v. EVANS COOPERAGE CO., INC.

No. 84-3403.

766 F.2d 904 (1985)

Willie M. HAWKINS, Plaintiff, v. EVANS COOPERAGE CO., INC., Defendant, and OLIN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee, v. MIDLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Longenecker & Musser, John H. Musser, IV, Geoffrey H. Longenecker, Carol A. Newman, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Montgomery, Barnett & Brown, Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before WISDOM, GARWOOD, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

Some years ago a truck driven by Willie Hawkins ran over a drum which had bounced out of another vehicle in front of Hawkins's truck. He was injured when he inhaled the fumes of a dangerous poison that leaked from the drum. He brought suit against the company transporting the drums, its insurer, and the manufacturer of the poisonous substance. The insurer settled with Hawkins, then sought contribution from the manufacturer. The district court...

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