SOILEAU v. OLIN CORP.

No. 84-346.

467 So.2d 128 (1985)

Ferrell SOILEAU, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. OLIN CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raleigh Newman, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellant.

Scofield, Bergstedt, Gerard, Mount & Veron, J. Michael Veron, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, DOUCET and KING, JJ.


DOUCET, Judge.

The plaintiff-appellant, Ferrell Soileau, instituted this action against Olin Corporation, defendant-appellee, seeking damages for an alleged disabling psychological condition that was allegedly caused by the exposure to phosgene gas while making a delivery to the defendant's chemical plant in Lake Charles. After a trial, the plaintiff was awarded $865,000.00 by a jury. Subsequently, a new trial was then ordered because of allegations that the jury...

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