GRAFFAGNINO v. FIBREBOARD CORP.

No. 85-2146.

781 F.2d 1111 (1986)

Steve GRAFFAGNINO, et ux, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIBREBOARD CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Umphrey, Jeff Branick, Greg Thompson, Port Arthur, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

George A. Weller, Edward H. Green, R. Lyn Stevens, Beaumont, Tex., for Fibreboard Corp.

Gordon R. Pate, Beaumont, Tex., for Pittsburgh Corning Corp.

Elizabeth M. Thompson, John S. Serpe, Houston, Tex., for Raymoark Ind., Inc.

John Tucker, Beaumont, Tex., for GAF Corp.

Andrew T. McKinney IV, Houston, Tex., for Eagle-Picher Inc., Inc.

Gail C. Jenkins, Beaumont, Tex., for Celotex Corp.

Richard L. Josephson, Arthur Stamm, Houston, Tex.,

Sandra F. Clark, Beaumont, Tex., for Owens-Illinois, Inc.

O.J. Weber, Beaumont, Tex., for Keene Corp.

James H. Powers, Houston, Tex., for Nicolet, Inc.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WILLIAMS and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

(Opinion November 25, 1985, 5th Cir., 776 F.2d 1307)

PER CURIAM:

I

In our original opinion, we held:

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