BURR v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.

No. 97-1373.

721 So.2d 532 (1998)

Billy Wayne BURR, et al., Plaintiffs—Appellants, v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, et al., Defendants—Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Edward Morton, Alexandria, for Billy Wayne Burr, et ux.

Robert Murray Mahony, Lafayette, for International Paper, et al.

James Morgan Passman, Alexandria, for M.L. Smith, Jr., Inc.

Before YELVERTON, SAUNDERS, WOODARD, GREMILLION and PICKETT, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Billy Wayne Burr and his family, appeal the trial court's summary judgment in favor of defendant, M.L. Smith, Jr., Inc. The lawsuit arose out of an accident in which plaintiff was injured while welding on a pressurized water tank which exploded.

Plaintiff alleges that the defendant-employer is subject to liability for exemplary damages under La.Civ.Code art. 2315.3 (repealed)1 and Billiot v. B.P...

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