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SMITH v. HUGHES WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 88-259.

544 So.2d 687 (1989)

James L. SMITH, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HUGHES WOOD PRODUCTS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley, Wallace & O'Neal, David L. Wallace, Deridder, for plaintiff/appellee.

Tillman & Anderson, F. Clay Tillman, Jr., Leesville, for defendant/appellant.

Smith & Ford, Chris Smith III, Leesville, for defendant/appellee.

Charles A. Jones III, De Ridder, for defendant.

Before FORET, YELVERTON and KING, JJ.

YELVERTON, Judge.

This appeal is by Hughes Wood Products, Inc. (Hughes), a defendant found liable in the amount of $8,596 for timber damage. Denying its liability, Hughes presents three issues on appeal. The first is whether an employer/employee relationship, or an independent contract relationship existed between Hughes and James Richmond, another defendant, who actually cut and hauled the timber. The second is whether, under La.R.S. 3:4278.1, dealing with liability...

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