KNAPS v. B & B CHEMICAL CO., INC.

No. 87-3407 Summary Calendar.

828 F.2d 1138 (1987)

Michael D. KNAPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Travelers Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant, v. B & B CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Bowen, Daniel J. Caruso, Rebecca L. Stafford, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Daniel W. Nodurft, New Orleans, La., for Travelers Ins. Co.

Colvin G. Norwood, Jr., Robert W. Maxwell, Eric Shuman, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before POLITZ, JOHNSON, and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Michael D. Knaps, Plaintiff below, appeals the district court's order granting summary judgment to defendants. The district court held that Knaps' claim is prescribed under Louisiana's statute of limitations. In light of recent decisions of the Louisiana Supreme Court, we vacate the order and remand for further proceedings.

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Knaps washed planes as an Eastern Airlines employee in 1982 and 1983. Beginning in March of 1982, Knaps came in...

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