TAPIA v. SCHWEGMANN GIANT SUPERMARKETS

No. 91-C-1786.

590 So.2d 806 (1991)

Ada TAPIA v. SCHWEGMANN GIANT SUPERMARKETS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 26, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas G. Buck, Richard S. Vale, Blue, Williams & Buckley, Metairie, for relator.

Anthony L. Marinaro, Frank A. Silvestri, Silvestri & Massicot, New Orleans, for respondent.


BARRY, Judge.

Ada Tapia filed suit based on the intentional tort exception to the Louisiana Workers' Compensation Act against her employer, Schwegmann Giant Supermarkets, Inc., the store's manager, Jane West, and the Assistant Manager, Theresa Doe. Tapia, a cashier, alleged that she injured her back after she lifted 20 or more frozen turkeys from an elderly customer's basket onto the checkout counter. She had requested assistance which was denied by the manager. Tapia...

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