WISE v. LAPWORTH

No. 92-CA-281.

614 So.2d 728 (1993)

Jules A. WISE, Sr. v. John E. LAPWORTH, Robin Cheatham and Lapworth Construction Company.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

February 10, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Diasselliss, III, LaPlace, for plaintiff/appellant Jules A. Wise, Sr.

George B. Recile, New Orleans, for defendants/appellees John E. Lapworth and Lapworth Const. Co.

Richard B. Eason, II, Adams and Reese, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee Robin Cheatham.

Before KLIEBERT, WICKER and CANNELLA, JJ.


CANNELLA, Judge.

Plaintiff, Jules Wise (Wise), appeals from a judgment dismissing his suit against defendants, John E. Lapworth (Lapworth), John Lapworth Construction Company and Robin Cheatham (Cheatham), for breach of contract and negligence for failing to provide worker's compensation insurance. We affirm.

On July 29, 1988 Wise submitted a proposal to Lapworth (the job supervisor) to perform framing carpentry work for the construction of a house owned by...

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