GRAY v. McINNIS BROS. CONST., INC.

No. 21,877-CA.

569 So.2d 656 (1990)

Leo GRAY, et ux., Plaintiffs, v. McINNIS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, INC., et al., Defendant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 31, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald R. Miller, Shreveport, for plaintiffs.

Lunn, Irion, Johnson, Salley & Carlisle by Brian Lee Coody, Mayer, Smith & Roberts by Alex Smith and Alex Lyons, Bodenheimer, Jones, Klotz & Simmons by J.W. Jones, Peatross, Greer & Fraizer by John McGinty Frazier, Shreveport, for defendant.

Before FRED W. JONES, JR., and HIGHTOWER, JJ., and LOWE, J. pro tem.


HIGHTOWER, Judge.

This is a tort suit against an employer for work-related injuries. Contending that defendant intentionally disregarded a safety statute, plaintiffs appeal a summary judgment granted on grounds that worker's compensation affords the exclusive remedy. For the reasons hereinafter expressed, we affirm.

FACTS

In 1986, McInnis Brothers Construction, Inc. ("McInnis"), defendant, contracted with the City of Shreveport to expand a water...

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