CROCHET v. WESTMINSTER CITY CENTER PROP.

No. 90-CA-0495.

572 So.2d 720 (1990)

Leah Crochet, wife of/and Olden CROCHET, Jr. v. WESTMINSTER CITY CENTER PROPERTIES, Westminster City Center Properties of New Orleans, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 20, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald E. Meunier, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon, David & Ates, New Orleans, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Robert N. Ryan, Celeste B. Miller, Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee.

Bernard S. Dolbear, New Orleans, for intervenor-appellee.

Before ARMSTRONG, PLOTKIN and BECKER, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether a general contractor is immune from tort liability for injuries suffered by the employee of a sub-subcontractor. The trial court held that the general contractor is immune from such liability under the statutory employer provisions of Louisiana's worker's compensation law. We affirm.

Facts:

Plaintiff Olden Crochet was injured when he fell into an elevator shaft at 1615 Poydras Street...

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