Thaddeus Donald EDMONSON, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
LEESVILLE CONCRETE COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
March 1, 1990.
March 1, 1990.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
James B. Doyle, Lake Charles, La., for plaintiff-appellant.
Joseph R. Ward, Jr., Anthony J. Clesi, Jr., New Orleans, La., pro se.
Steven C. Graalmann, John B. Honeycutt, Jr., Percy, Smith, Wilson, Foote, Walker & Honeycutt, Alexandria, La., John S. Baker, Jr., Atty., LSU Law Center, Baton Rouge, La., for amicus curiae Ward and Clesi.
John J. Weigel, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, La., for amicus curiae Defense Research Institute, Inc.
Wood Brown, III, New Orleans, La., for amicus curiae LADC.
Before CLARK, Chief Judge, WISDOM, GEE, RUBIN, REAVLEY, POLITZ, KING, JOHNSON, WILLIAMS, GARWOOD, JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, JONES, SMITH and DUHE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
GEE, Circuit Judge:
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