BECKER v. CHEVRON CHEMICAL CO.

No. 92-3504.

983 F.2d 44 (1993)

Gary Michael BECKER, Sr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEVRON CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

February 10, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles B. Colvin, Stegeman, Colvin & Perry, Gretna, LA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey Allen Raines, Sacks & Eason, Metairie, LA, for defendant-appellee.

Gerald J. Talbot, Richard E. Gruner, Jr. Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, LA, for amicus-Monsanto & Rick Brown.

Before REAVLEY, SMITH and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

Gary M. Becker appeals an adverse summary judgment dismissing his tort action against Chevron Chemical Company. The district court concluded that a statutory employment relationship existed between Becker and Chevron, and that Chevron is immune from Becker's action. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In 1990, Chevron contracted with Marec, Inc. to replace the walkways located above storage tanks at Chevron's Oak Point Plant. Chevron...

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