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JOHNSON v. ASHLAND OIL, INC.

No. 96 CA 0323.

684 So.2d 1156 (1996)

Clara Provosty JOHNSON, et al. v. ASHLAND OIL, INC., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

December 20, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott R. Bickford, John R. Martzell, M. Suzanne Montero, Martzell & Bickford, New Orleans, for Plaintiffs-Appellants, Clara Provosty Johnson, et al.

William H. Parker, III, Allen & Gooch, Lafayette, for Defendants-Appellees, Morton International, Inc., et al.

Before CARTER, GONZALES, and PARRO, JJ.

PARRO, Judge.

This is an appeal from the granting of defendant's motion for summary judgment, dismissing with prejudice the plaintiffs' tort claims based on Stanley Johnson's illness and death from mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.1 The only issue on appeal is whether the pre-1975 Louisiana Workers' Compensation Law bars an employee's tort claim against an employer...

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