FLORES v. WOODARD-WALKER LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

No. 11982.

272 So.2d 422 (1973)

Willie C. FLORES, Jr., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WOODARD-WALKER LUMBER COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 9, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Clyde Lawton, Jr., Vivian, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Cook, Clark, Egan, Yancey & King by James Robert Jeter, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.

Before AYRES, BOLIN and PRICE, JJ.


PRICE, Judge.

This appeal concerns the correctness of the trial court's action in sustaining a motion for summary judgment dismissing a tort action brought by plaintiffs on a finding that their exclusive remedy lies under the Workmen's Compensation Statute. The question presented is whether plaintiffs, under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 23:1061, were "statutory employees" of the principal for whom their employer had contracted to perform certain work.

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