SCALLAN v. DURIRON CO., INC.

No. 92-9562.

11 F.3d 1249 (1994)

John A. SCALLAN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, Travelers Insurance Company, et al., Intervenors-Appellants, v. The DURIRON COMPANY, INC., a/k/a Durco, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 19, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Heinrich, Breazeale, Sachse & Wison, Baton Rouge, LA, for intervenors-appellants.

R. Loren Kleinpeter, Kleinpeter & Kleinpeter, Baton Rouge, LA, for Scallan.

C. Michael Hart, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, LA, for defendant-appellee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge.

In this products liability case, plaintiffs-appellants, John Scallan and his wife Irene, (collectively Scallan) appeal the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee, The Duriron Company (Duriron). We affirm.

I.

The accident which spawned this case occurred at the Allied-Signal (Allied) chemical plant when a pump manufactured by Duriron exploded and released chlorine into the air. Mr...

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