STURLESE v. SIX CHUTER, INC.

No. 01-1634.

822 So.2d 173 (2002)

John Patrick STURLESE v. SIX CHUTER, INC., Allied Signal, Inc. and James C. McInnis.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Jones Bercier, J.B. Jones, Jr., J.B. Jones, III, Jones Law Firm, Cameron, Counsel for John Patrick Sturlese.

Eric Shuman, McGlinchey, Stafford, et al, New Orleans, Michael H. Rubin, McGlinchey Stafford, Lang, Baton Rouge, J. Kenneth Wainwright, Barry Sutton, Harvey Kruse, P.C., Troy, MI, Counsel for Honeywell International, Inc.

James C. McInnis, Lake Charles, in Proper Person.

Court composed of MARC T. AMY, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN and GLENN B. GREMILLION, Judges.


AMY, Judge.

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