PENTON v. CROWN ZELLERBACH CORP.

No. 82-3443. Summary Calendar.

699 F.2d 737 (1983)

Monta H. PENTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CROWN ZELLERBACH CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Klein & Klein, Burton G. Klein, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, Stewart E. Niles, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Louisiana's workmen's compensation statute permits an employee of an independent contractor to recover workmen's compensation benefits from the principal employer on a project if the employee is either injured while performing tasks customarily done by the principal's own employees or is injured while performing tasks that are an integral part of the principal's business. L.S.A.-R.S. § 23:1061. See Blanchard v. Engine & Gas Compressor Services...

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