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MELTON v. GENERAL ELEC. CO., INC.

Nos. 90 C 2249, 90 C 2256.

579 So.2d 448 (1991)

Edgar C. MELTON v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., General Electric Environmental Services, Inc., Magnolia Transportation Company, Inc., George Law, ABC Insurance Company, DEF Insurance Company, GHI Insurance Company and John Doe.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearings Denied June 20, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Lankford, for plaintiff-applicant Edgar Melton.

Craig Robert Nelson, Christina P. Fay, Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, for defendants-respondents Gen. Elec., Gen. Elec. Envir. Serv.

Donald C. Massey, Janis Van Meerveld, Adams & Reese, for defendant-respondent Ins. Co. Penn.

WATSON, Justice.

In this tort suit to recover damages for disabling injuries, the primary issue is whether the trial judge erred in refusing a jury interrogatory on the comparative fault of plaintiff's employer.

FACTS

On August 26, 1983, Edgar C. Melton sustained an accidental injury while employed by Steel Tank Construction Company, Inc. Melton was working at the Tenneco Refinery in Chalmette as a construction boilermaker. On the day of the accident...

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