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HOLLIER v. LAY DOWN SERVICE, INC.

No. 88-929.

554 So.2d 746 (1989)

Francis HOLLIER, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cliffs Drilling Company, Intervenor-Appellee, v. LAY DOWN SERVICE, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 23, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob Broussard, and Domengeaux & Wright, Bennett Anderson, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Voorhies & Labbe, W. Gerald Gaudet, John N. Chappuis, Craig Jones, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

Preis, Kraft, Christopher R. Philipp, Lafayette, for defendant-appellee.

Before GUIDRY and KNOLL, JJ., and ROBERTS, J. Pro Tem.

KNOLL, Judge.

A jury found Lay Down Service, Inc. liable to Francis Hollier for personal injuries he received when a 1500 to 2000 pound trough it used to lay down pipe fell and struck Hollier in the back. The jury awarded Hollier $625,000 damages. In the formal judgment the trial court recognized the entitlement of Cliffs Drilling, Hollier's employer, to reimbursement of worker's compensation benefits it paid.

Lay Down appeals, contending the trial court erred...

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