CAVALIER v. CAIN'S HYDROSTATIC TESTING, INC.

No. 94-C-1496.

657 So.2d 975 (1995)

Dennis CAVALIER and Norma Cavalier, v. CAIN'S HYDROSTATIC TESTING, INC., et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Camille A. Morvant, II, Daniel A. Cavell, Peltier, Morvant & Cavell, for applicant.

Owen W. Joyner, William F. Page, Jr., Jeansonne & Briney; Daniel Joseph Nail, Risley C. Triche, for respondent.

Caleb H. Didricksen, III, Denise Angele Bostick, for Zurich Re (UK) Limited and Turegum Ins. Co., amicus curiae.


LEMMON, Justice*.

This is an action to recover damages for plaintiff's on-the-job injury that was allegedly caused by the concurrent fault of plaintiff's employer and a third party tortfeasor. In reaching its verdict, the jury was instructed to consider the fault of all blameworthy persons, whether or not joined as a party. The jury quantified the fault of the third party tortfeasor at twenty percent, while attributing eighty percent of...

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