STOVALL v. SHELL OIL CO.

No. 89 CA 1870.

577 So.2d 732 (1991)

Fred J. STOVALL v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Herman Hebert and Allstate Insurance.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 2, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen J. Borne, Borne, Senette & Duplantis, Franklin, for plaintiff/appellant Fred Stovall.

Christopher H. Riviere, Porteous, Hainkel, Johnson & Sarpy, Thibodaux, for Allstate Ins. Co.

John E. Conery, Franklin, for Herman Hebert.

James E. Blazek, Adams & Reese, and Arthur A. Crais, Jr., New Orleans, for Shell Oil Co.

John H. Hughes, Allen & Gooch, Lafayette, for intervenors/appellants Frees Const. Co., North River Co. & U.S. Fire Ins. Co.

Charles Hanemann, Henderson, Hanemann & Morris, Houma, for Herman Hebert.

Before EDWARDS, WATKINS and LeBLANC, JJ.


WATKINS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Fred Stovall, was employed by Frees Construction Company (Frees) as a job supervisor. During the course and scope of his employment, Mr. Stovall was injured when a 750-pound steel pipe accidentally fell on his foot. The accident occurred when the pipe was pushed from several pipe jacks to the ground by Herman Hebert, a contract welder hired by Frees. The incident happened on the property of Shell Oil Company Co., which had contracted with...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases