RICHARDSON v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 92-CA-15.

600 So.2d 801 (1992)

David RICHARDSON, Jr., et al. v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 15, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Frazier, Jr., Marrero, for plaintiffs-appellants David Richardson, Jr., et al.

Brian C. Bossier and Robert E. Caraway, III, Blue, Williams & Buckley, Metairie, for defendants-appellees Avondale Industries, Inc., J.M. Garrett, Henry "Zac" Carter, Peter Territo, and Raymond Young.

Donald A. Hoffman and Paul J. Politz, Hoffman, Sutterfield, Ensenat & Bankston, P.C., New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Mine Safety Appliances Co.

Andrew L. Plauche, Jr., Plauche, Maselli & Landry, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee American Motorists Ins. Co.

Ralph S. Hubbard and David A. Bowling Friend, Wilson, Draper, Hubbard & Bowling, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Travelers Ins. Co.

Samuel M. Rosamond, III, Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee Commercial Union Ins. Co.

James F. Holmes and Geoffrey P. Snodgrass, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees Mine Safety Appliances Co. and Avondale Industries.

Before KLIEBERT, C.J., and GAUDIN and DUFRESNE, JJ.


KLIEBERT, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal in a tort suit arising out of the work-related silicosis of David Richardson, Sr., who died of lung cancer in 1982. The plaintiffs, David Richardson, Jr. and Linda Richardson Johnson, are the decedent's children. They appeal a judgment that granted an exception of prescription and dismissed their La.C.C. Art. 23151 survival action for damages suffered...

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