STAPLETON v. GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORP.

No. 24386-CA.

616 So.2d 1311 (1993)

Johnny STAPLETON and Judy Stapleton, Plaintiffs, v. GREAT LAKES CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Max Henderson, Old Republic Insurance Company, Louisiana Indemnity Company, Christina Renae Brown and Allstate Insurance Company, Defendants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearings Denied April 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Daniel Street, Monroe, for plaintiffs-appellants-appellees Johnny & Judy Stapleton.

Stone, Pigman, Walther, Wittman & Hutchinson by Esmond Phelps, II, Dane S. Ciolino, New Orleans, Smith & Shadoin by Robert E. Shadoin, Fred W. Jones, Jr., Ruston, for defendants-appellants-appellees Great Lakes Chemical Corp., Max Henderson and Old Republic Ins. Co.

Crawford & Anzelmo by Donald J. Anzelmo, Lisa Rogers Trammell, Monroe, for defendants-appellees Christina Renae Brown and Louisiana Indem. Co.

Walter C. Dunn, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-appellee Allstate Ins. Co.

Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh by Phillip D. Myers, Monroe, for intervenor-appellant-appellee Travelers Ins. Co.

Before SEXTON, NORRIS and VICTORY, JJ.


SEXTON, Judge.

Various parties appeal the inconsistent verdicts of the jury and the trial court following a bifurcated trial. The jury rejected the plaintiffs' principal demand for personal injury damages following a vehicular accident, finding no negligence on the part of any of the defendants. The worker's compensation carrier for plaintiff's employer filed an intervention in these proceedings. In the worker's compensation intervention, the trial court found one...

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