JOHNSON v. PEERLESS SUPPLY CO., INC.

No. 15562-CA.

437 So.2d 966 (1983)

Norbert W. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PEERLESS SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

August 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hal V. Lyons, Shreveport, for plaintiff-appellant.

Blanchard, Walker, O'Quin & Roberts by Kay Cowden Medlin, Shreveport, for intervenor-appellant, Hanover Ins. Co.

Lunn, Irion, Switzer, Johnson & Salley by James B. Gardner, Shreveport, for defendant-appellee, Patent Scaffolding Company, a Div. of Harsco Corp.

Before JASPER E. JONES, FRED W. JONES, Jr. and NORRIS, JJ.


FRED W. JONES, Jr., Judge.

Plaintiff sued the vendor and manufacturer of a stepladder for injuries sustained when the allegedly defective ladder collapsed, causing plaintiff to fall to the ground and hurt his back. Plaintiff's worker's compensation carrier intervened to recover benefits it had paid plaintiff. From a judgment in favor of the defendant manufacturer,* both plaintiff and the intervenor appealed, contending in essence that...

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