McCORKLE v. GULF STATES UTILITIES CO.

No. 83 CA 1028.

457 So.2d 682 (1984)

Mack H. McCORKLE, Jr. v. GULF STATES UTILITIES COMPANY.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 9, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph Kelton, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Mack H. McCorkle, Jr.

Carey J. Guglielmo, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Gulf States Utilities Co.

Before COVINGTON, LOTTINGER and PONDER, JJ.


PONDER, Judge.

Plaintiff appealed the judgment dismissing his tort suit on a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant, Gulf States Utilities Company (GSU).

The only issue is whether defendant has established, sufficiently for purposes of summary judgment, that it is the plaintiff's statutory employer and thus insulated from tort liability under Louisiana's Worker's Compensation law.

We affirm.

Defendant GSU contracted with a subdivider...

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