RICHARD v. BORDEN INC.

No. CA 91 0092.

597 So.2d 60 (1992)

Ollizo RICHARD and Betty Richard v. BORDEN INC., Borden Chemical, a Division of Borden Inc., Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company, Pala-Interstate, Inc., Pala Inc., and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 6, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. DeSalvo, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff.

Daniel S. Kelly, New Orleans, for Illinois Cent. R.R.

Eugene R. Groves, Baton Rouge, for Borden, Inc.

James L. Donovan, Metairie, for Pala, Inc., et al.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and GONZALES, JJ.


EDWARDS, Judge.

On August 6, 1987, Ollizo Richard worked for Illinois Central Railroad (IC). He was part of a train crew that switched cars in the Borden, Inc. (Borden) plant in Geismar, Louisiana. As Mr. Richard climbed aboard a moving railroad car, a routine part of his job, one of the doors of an air compressor located near the railroad track opened, striking and injuring Mr. Richard.

Before the accident, Borden...

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