BRIDGES v. CARL E. WOODWARD, INC.

No. 94-CA-2675.

663 So.2d 458 (1995)

In re Henry Earl BRIDGES v. CARL E. WOODWARD, INCORPORATED, DEF Insurance Company, XYZ Manufacturer, and XYZ Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pete Lewis, Michelle K. Buford, Lewis & Caplan, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Joseph G. Gallagher, Jr., Hulse, Nelson & Wanek, New Orleans, for Defendant/Appellee.

Lance S. Ostendorf, Charles E. Sutton, Jr., Campbell, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo & Hardy, New Orleans, for Intervenor/Appellant.

Before BARRY, BYRNES, PLOTKIN, WALTZER and MURRAY, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

Once again, we are called upon to decide whether an employer's failure to install a safety warning device constitutes an intentional act entitling an injured employee to bring a tort action. If the employer's omission does not constitute an intentional tort, the employee's remedy is limited to worker's compensation and his tort action should be dismissed.

O.C. Peters, curator for employee Henry Earl Bridges (Bridges), brought this tort suit...

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