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CARPENTER v. BESCO CORP.

No. 87-CA-599.

521 So.2d 421 (1988)

Jewel CARPENTER v. The BESCO CORPORATION, Magnolia Chemical Company, Vulcan Chemicals, and PPG Industries.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 17, 1988.

Writs Granted April 29, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James B. Irwin, Paul M. Lavelle, Montgomery, Barnett, Brown, Read, Hammond & Mintz, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

William G. Tabb III, H.F. Foster III, Celeste Brustowicz, Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, Stephen N. Elliott, Mickey S. deLaup, Bernard, Cassisa, Saporito & Elliott, Metairie, for defendant-appellee.

Before GRISBAUM, WICKER and GOTHARD, JJ.

GRISBAUM, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a personal injury claim. The plaintiff, Mr. Jewel Carpenter, while in the employ of Celotex Corp., accidentally splashed himself with an industrial solvent (composed primarily of 1-1-1 trichloroethane) used by the electricians to degrease parts and clean electrical contacts. Within a year of the accident, he found himself blind and is now seeking tort/products liability recovery from the bulk manufacturers of the solvent...

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