FERRUZZI, U.S.A., INC. v. R.J. TRICON CO.

No. 93-CA-1591.

645 So.2d 685 (1994)

FERRUZZI, U.S.A., INC., et al., v. R.J. TRICON CO., INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Ernst, Fred T. Hinrichs, Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, for plaintiffs-appellants Mississippi River Grain, Inc. and Ranger Ins. Co.

William W. Messersmith, III, Judy L. Burnthorn, Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, New Orleans, for appellant Harbor Const. Co., Inc.

Nelson W. Wagar, III, Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale, Metairie, for defendant-appellee Essmueller, Inc.

Paul V. Cassisa, Sr., Carl J. Giffin, Jr., Bernard, Cassisa & Elliott, Metairie, for defendant-appellee Browning Mfg. Div. of Emerson Elec. Co.

Edward A. Rodrigue, Jr., Robert I. Baudouin, Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee R.J. Tricon Co., Inc.

Before KLEES, CIACCIO and ARMSTRONG, JJ.


KLEES, Judge.

Plaintiff Mississippi River Grain, Inc. appeals the trial court's judgment finding no liability on the part of defendants for property damage and lost profits caused by an explosion and fire which erupted at plaintiff's grain elevator on August 16, 1989. We affirm.

Plaintiff brought a products liability claim based on the theory that a defect in the elevator's head pulley assembly caused a spark, which ignited grain dust collected in the silo...

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