WILLIAMS v. AETNA CAS. & SUR. CO.

No. 13599.

362 So.2d 1150 (1978)

Sara B. WILLIAMS, Individually and as natural tutrix of her minor children, Sara Suzanne Williams and Jason Lynn Williams, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY et al., Defendants-Third-Party Plaintiffs and Defendants Appellants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thompson, Sparks, Cudd & Dean by Wood T. Sparks, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellant Sara B. Williams, individually and as natural tutrix for her minor children, Sara Suzanne Williams and Jason Lynn Williams.

Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh by R. L. Davis, Jr., Monroe, for defendant-third party plaintiff-appellant Aetna Casualty and Surety Co.

Davenport, Files, Kelly & Marsh by Thomas W. Davenport, Jr., Monroe, for defendants-third-party defendants-appellees John Carr Burgess and Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

Gist, Methvin & Trimble by Howard B. Gist, Jr., Alexandria, for defendant-third-party defendant-appellee General Motors Corp.

Before PRICE, HALL and JONES, JJ.


HALL, Judge.

In this wrongful death action arising out of an on-the-job accident which happened prior to the effective date of Act 147 of 1976, amending LSA-R.S. 23:1032 and 1101, the district court held the act to be retroactive, sustained a peremptory exception of no right of action and no cause of action, and dismissed the plaintiff's and third-party-plaintiffs' demands against an executive officer of the decedent's employer and the executive officer's liability...

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