TUJAGUE v. LA. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

No. CA/89/0050.

559 So.2d 1 (1990)

John TUJAGUE v. The LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES (HAMMOND).

Court of Appeals of Louisiana, First Circuit.

January 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary M. Hellman, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph Erwin Kopsa and Debra A. Rutledge, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellee La.Dept. of Corrections, American Cas. Co.

Before CARTER, SAVOIE and ALFORD, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The issue on appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting defendant's motion for summary judgment on the issue of defendant's status as a statutory employer.

In September of 1985, John Tujague was employed as a staff counselor (case worker) by The Reynolds Institute, Inc. Reynolds had a contract with the Louisiana Department of Corrections, Division of Youth Services (hereafter DOC), to house and monitor youths who had been remanded to the...

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