FRANCIS v. AMERICAN WELL SERV. & DRILLING, INC.

No. 92-790.

617 So.2d 1329 (1993)

Russell FRANCIS, Sr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. AMERICAN WELL SERVICE AND DRILLING, INC., et al., Defendants, and Armco Steel Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 5, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred Frem Boustany II, Lafayette, for Russell Francis, etc.

William M. Bass, Lafayette, for Armco Steel.

Craig Marks, Lafayette, for The Insurance.

Alan K. Breaud, Alfred Smith Landry, Jr., Lafayette, for Southwest.

Alan K. Breaud, Lafayette, for Mission.

Susan Carol Severance, Lafayette, for LIGA.

David Arthur Hurlburt, Lafayette, for Fireman's Fund.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and GUIDRY and WOODARD, JJ.


DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.

Russell Francis, Sr. and his family filed suit for injuries Russell sustained when an allegedly defective wire rope broke during off loading of a mud pump at a rig site. They initially sued American Well Service and Drilling, Inc., whose employee supplied the rope and assisted in the off loading, and two retailers who allegedly sold the rope to American Well Service. Three years after the accident, the plaintiffs named as defendant Armco Steel...

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