MAIORANA v. MELANCON METAL BLDGS., INC.

No. 05-CA-933.

927 So.2d 700 (2006)

Jerome MAIORANA and Carol Maiorana v. MELANCON METAL BUILDINGS, INC., the Burlington Insurance Company, Southern Ice Equipment Distributors, Inc., and Dana Corporation.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Amending Order on Grant of Rehearing May 10, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth R. Bowen, Denise C. Puente, M. Davis Ready, Susan M. Caruso, Simon, Peragine, Smith & Redfearn, L.L.P., New Orleans, Louisiana, for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Jerome Maiorana and Carol Maiorana.

Kirk L. Landry, Keogh, Cox & Wilson, Ltd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Intervenor/Appellant, Transcontinental Insurance Company.

Wayne R. Maldonado, Stephen M. Gelé, Ungarino & Eckert, LLC, Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee/Appellant, Dana Corporation.

Brian C. Bossier, Tara Nunez Smith, Erin H. Boyd, Blue Williams, L.L.P., Metairie, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellee, Southern Ice Equipment Distributors, Inc.

Panel composed of Judges THOMAS F. DALEY, SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, and CLARENCE E. McMANUS.


SUSAN M. CHEHARDY, Judge.

This is personal injury suit, in which several parties appeal a summary judgment that dismissed one of the defendants. We reverse and remand.

Jerome Maiorana, a roofing contractor, was severely injured when he fell through a fiberglass skylight while inspecting the roof of a warehouse building at 5128 Storey Street in Harahan. The skylight had been painted over with a gray coating that made it indistinguishable from the rest of the...

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