OWENS v. MARTIN

No. 82 CA 0744.

430 So.2d 1248 (1983)

Gladys Virginia OWENS, et al v. Bob MARTIN, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Joseph Cleveland, Baton Rouge, for plaintiffs.

Michael A. Britt, New Orleans, for defendants.

Before COVINGTON, LANIER and ALFORD, JJ.


LANIER, Judge.

This is a suit for damages in tort against corporate "executive officers" by the widow and two major children of a workman who allegedly contracted asbestosis in the course of his employment, and subsequently died. The executive officers filed a motion for summary judgment asserting that the exclusive remedy of the workman and his survivors was the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Act. The trial court granted the motion for summary judgment and this...

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