KIRKLAND v. RIVERWOOD INTERN. USA, INC.

No. 95-C-1830.

681 So.2d 329 (1996)

Roger KIRKLAND v. RIVERWOOD INTERNATIONAL USA, INC.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied November 15, 1996.


LEMMON, Justice.*

In this personal injury action arising out of a workplace accident, this court is called upon to interpret the standard for determining, under La.Rev.Stat. 23:1061 as amended in 1989, whether contract work falls within the trade, business or occupation of an alleged principal who is asserting a statutory employer defense.

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At the time of the accident...

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