LAYTON v. WATTS CORP.

No. 85-CA-259.

498 So.2d 23 (1986)

Paul J. LAYTON v. WATTS CORPORATION, et als.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

On Rehearing November 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.H. Gertler, Gertler & Gertler, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant.

Rebecca L. Stafford and Daniel J. Caruso, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, Christina P. Fay, Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, Robert B. Deane and Frank V. LeBlanc, III, New Orleans, for defendants/appellees.

Before BOUTALL, BOWES and GAUDIN, JJ.


BOWES, Judge.

This case comes to us on appeal from a judgment of the 24th Judicial District Court in favor of the defendants, maintaining their exception of prescription.

The subject suit is one in tort — specifically, plaintiff has alleged that he is a victim of pneumoconiosis, commonly referred to as silicosis. In his petition, Mr. Layton averred that in his capacity as sandblaster, and/or painter, for several of the defendants, he was exposed to...

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