THOMAS v. BLACK & DECKER (U.S.), INC.

No. 86-117.

502 So.2d 157 (1987)

Richard O. THOMAS, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BLACK & DECKER (U.S.), INC. and the Home Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 4, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stockwell, Sievert, Robert S. Dampf, Lake Charles, for intervenor-defendant-appellant.

Jones, Jones and Alexander, Glenn W. Alexander, Cameron, for plaintiff-appellant.

Raggio, Cappel, Richard B. Cappel, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellee.

Before FORET, STOKER and YELVERTON, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Richard O. Thomas, suffered an injury to his right hand while using a 3/4" industrial, heavy duty drill manufactured by defendant, Black & Decker, Inc.

Thomas was working as a roustabout for Cameron Construction Company on January 31, 1983. He and his co-workers were building a bulkhead and dock in Cameron, Louisiana. They were preparing 12" by 12" creosote sills to be attached along the bulkhead as bumpers for the boats which...

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