GENERAL ACC. INS. CO. OF AM. v. GILLESPIE LUMBER AND SUPPLY CO.

No. CA 87 0668.

527 So.2d 1092 (1988)

GENERAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. GILLESPIE LUMBER AND SUPPLY COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine Lipsey, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant General Acc. Ins. of America.

Kenneth DeJean, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee Christopher Lavergne.

Richard Caldwell, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Gillespie Lumber and Supply Com.

Charles McCowan, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Georgia Pacific Corp.

Richard Vale, Metairie, for defendant-appellee Weyerhaeuser Co.

Vincent Fornias, Jr., Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee Western Wood Products Ass'n.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and ALFORD, JJ.


EDWARDS, Judge.

Christopher Lavergne was injured when the ceiling joist he was standing on broke while he was framing the roof of a house. The accident occurred during the course and scope of plaintiff's employment with Thibodeaux Construction. He has received worker's compensation benefits and medical payments from his employer's insurer, General Accident Insurance Company of America. Thibodeaux Construction purchased the ceiling joist from Gillespie Lumber and Supply...

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