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GUIDRY v. ORGERON

No. CA 87 0438.

525 So.2d 677 (1988)

Kim M. GUIDRY v. James ORGERON and State Farm Insurance Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

May 17, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald M. Pierce, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant Kim M. Guidry.

Louis M. Kiefer, Jr., Kiefer & Lightfoot, Metairie, for intervenor-appellee Employers Ins. of Wausau, A Mut. Co.

Lloyd T. Bourgeois, Labadieville, for defendant-appellee James Orgeron. Jerry Schwab, Schwab & Butler, Houma, for defendant-appellee State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and ALFORD, JJ.

LOTTINGER, Judge.

In this appeal we are asked to decide whether the unilateral act of a homeowner in purchasing a policy of worker's compensation insurance can bring an independent contractor with whom he contracts within the scope of the Louisiana Worker's Compensation Act, when that independent contractor would otherwise be excluded from coverage thereunder.

FACTS

The facts in this matter are not disputed. James Orgeron, a homeowner, contracted...

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