COOLEY v. SLOCUM

No. 56599.

326 So.2d 491 (1976)

Lloyd L. COOLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Relator, v. J. W. SLOCUM d/b/a J. W. Slocum Construction Company, et al., Defendants-Appellees-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Dissenting Opinion February 26, 1976.

Rehearing Denied February 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris J. Roy, Gravel, Roy & Burnes, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant-relator.

David A. Hughes, Gist, Methvin & Trimble, Alexandria, for defendants-appellees-respondents.


Dissenting Opinion of Summers, J., February 26, 1976.

TATE, Justice.

We granted certiorari, 318 So.2d 45 (La.1975), to review the dismissal of the plaintiff Cooley's claim in tort against the defendant Guinn and his liability insurer. The issue is whether a partner may be individually liable to an employee of the partnership injured as a consequence of the partner's negligence at work.

The partnership was the injured...

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