BROOKS v. CHICOLA

No. 85-1215.

503 So.2d 1086 (1987)

Edward BROOKS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. A.J. CHICOLA, et al, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted May 8, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fuhrer, Flournoy and Hunter, George A. Flournoy, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellee.

Watson, Murchison, Steven D. Crews, Brittain, Williams, Joe P. Williams, Gahagan and Gahagan, Marvin E. Gahagan, Natchitoches, Stafford, Stewart, Potter Paul Boudreaux, Jr., Alexandria, for defendants-appellants.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and FORET, STOKER, LABORDE and YELVERTON, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

Plaintiff, Edward Brooks, Jr., was injured while working for Natchitoches Warehouse and Compress, Inc., when a cotton bale fell from the top of a truck and landed on him. Following the accident, plaintiff received worker's compensation benefits from Natchitoches Warehouse and Compress' worker's compensation insurer, Fireman's Fund Insurance Company. Brooks filed the present action against A.J. Chicola d/b/a Chicola Moving & Storage, the hauler of...

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