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MAYO v. BORDEN, INC.

No. 85-3255. Summary Calendar.

784 F.2d 671 (1986)

Jody MAYO, Wife of/and Jerry Dell Mayo, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BORDEN, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael M. Noonan, Michael T. Pulaski, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellant.

Alan Z. Zaunbrecher, Vincent J. Glorioso, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Paul B. Deal, New Orleans, La., for employers-intervenor.

Before POLITZ, GARWOOD, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity jurisdiction case, Borden, Inc. appeals a jury verdict in favor of Jerry Mayo, a journeyman insulator employed by the H.B. Zachary Company. Borden contends that the trial court erred in its instructions to the jury on the controlling principles of Louisiana tort law. Finding no error in the instructions, we affirm.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

On July 5, 1983, Mayo was working near a chemical-stripping pressure column...

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