WHITE v. MONSANTO CO.

No. 90-CA-362.

570 So.2d 221 (1990)

Irma WHITE v. MONSANTO COMPANY and Gary McDermott.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 17, 1990.

Writ Denied February 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald E. Meunier, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellee.

Norman A. Mott, III, James A. Nugent, New Orleans, for defendants/appellants.

Before KLIEBERT, GRISBAUM and WICKER, JJ.


WICKER, Judge.

Monsanto Company and its employee, Gary McDermott, the defendants, appeal a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Irma White. The issues are (1) the exclusiveness of the worker's compensation law, (2) juror bias, (3) jury instructions, and (4) damages. We affirm.

White and McDermott were both employees of Monsanto, with McDermott in a supervisory position. During the course of the work day, McDermott cursed White and two other employees, causing...

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