GARY v. CAMDEN FIRE INS. CO.

No. 94-1431.

665 So.2d 161 (1995)

Cyrus GARY, et ux., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. CAMDEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Relators.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted March 8, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Charles Broussard, Lafayette, for Cyrus Gary, et ux.

John A. Keller, Lafayette, for Camden Fire Insurance Company, et al.

L. Lane Roy, Lafayette, Gina Marie Bradley Tuttle, Opelousas, for Craig Smith Laf. Par. Sch. Bd. & Reliance Ins.

Arthur I. Robison, Lafayette, for Gerard G. Wattigny & Armentor & Wattigny.

Before YELVERTON, DECUIR and PETERS, JJ.


YELVERTON, Judge.

The first issue presented in this case is whether the voluntary payment of weekly worker's compensation benefits and medical expenses by an employer to an injured employee is an acknowledgment interrupting prescription. The second issue is whether a third-party tortfeasor is solidarily bound with the employer for the purpose of interrupting prescription. The third issue is whether the plaintiff's claims against the tortfeasor, if prescription is...

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