Claude and Bessie Willis v. Combustion Engineering, Inc.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT

06-676 consolidated with 06-675

CLAUDE WILLIS AND BESSIE WILLIS

VERSUS

COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC., ET AL.

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APPEAL FROM THE
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF RAPIDES, NO. 202,561
HONORABLE GEORGE CLARENCE METOYER JR., DISTRICT JUDGE

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ELIZABETH A. PICKETT
JUDGE

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Court composed of Michael G. Sullivan, Elizabeth A. Pickett, and Billy Howard
Ezell, Judges.

REVERSED AND REMANDED.

Scott R. Bickford
Martzell & Bickford
338 Lafayette St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 581-9065
Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant:
Claude Willis

William Lee Brockman
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 55490
Metairie, LA 70055
(504) 834-2612
Counsel for Defendant-Appellee:
Andritz, Inc.

David Ross Frohn
Frohn & Thibodeaux
P.O. Box 2090
Lake Charles, LA 70602-2090
(337) 433-5523
Counsel for Defendant-Appellee:
Chicago Bridge & Iron

Glenn Lyle Maximilian Swetman
Aultman, Tyner, Ruffin, Ltd.
400 Poydras St., Suite 1900
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 528-9616
Counsel for Defendant-Appellee:
Andritz, Inc.

Jeffrey Matthew Burg
Attorney at Law
338 Lafayette Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 581-9065
Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant:
Claude Willis

John W Martinez
Attorney at Law
755 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 581-9065
Counsel for Defendant-Appellee:
Zurn Industries

1 PICKETT, Judge.
2
3 For the reasons discussed in the companion case in this consolidated matter,

4 Curtis v. Branton Industries, 06-675 (La.App. 3 Cir. __/__/__), ___ So.2d ___, the

5 judgment of the trial court is reversed, and the case is remanded for further

6 proceedings. Costs of this appeal are assessed to the defendants, Andritz, Zurn, and

7 Chicago Bridge.

8 REVERSED AND REMANDED.