ELLIS v. NORMAL LIFE OF LOUISIANA

No. 93-CA-1009.

638 So.2d 422 (1994)

Sanders ELLIS, et al. v. NORMAL LIFE OF LOUISIANA, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

May 31, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Thriffiley, Chalmette, for plaintiffs/appellants Sanders Ellis, Individually and as Natural Tutor of the Minor Child, Terrence Joseph Ellis.

Lynn L. Lightfoot, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee Normal Life of Louisiana, Inc.

Before GAUDIN, DUFRESNE and CANNELLA, JJ.


CANNELLA, Judge.

Plaintiff, Sanders Ellis, individually and as natural tutor of his minor child, Terrence Ellis, appeals from a summary judgment which dismissed his suit for the wrongful death of his wife, Sarah Ellis. She died from a heart attack while at work for defendant, Normal Life of Louisiana (Normal Life). We reverse the summary judgment and remand.

Sarah Ellis was employed by Normal Life for several years as a home staff worker. On April 14, 1991...

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