GRAVES v. RIVERWOOD INTERN. CORP.

No. 38,842-CA.

881 So.2d 140 (2004)

Walter T. GRAVES, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant v. RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL CORP., et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian F. Blackwell, Jody Anderman, Baton Rouge, for Appellants, Gertrude Graves, et al.

F. Paul Leger, Thomas Bergstedt, Lake Charles, for Appellee, Olin Corporation.

Before BROWN, CARAWAY and MOORE, JJ.


MOORE, J.

The plaintiffs, the heirs of Walter T. Graves Jr., appeal a partial summary judgment that dismissed all third-party beneficiary claims against Olin Corporation ("Olin"), in their suit for wrongful death and survival damages arising from a fatal case of mesothelioma. For the reasons expressed, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

Factual and Procedural Background

Graves worked at the West Monroe paper mill from 1943 to...

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