GARY v. CAMDEN FIRE INS. CO.

No. 96-CC-0055.

676 So.2d 553 (1996)

Cyrus GARY, et ux. v. CAMDEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied September 3, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gina Marie Bradley Tuttle, Guglielmo, Lopez, Tuttle, Hunter & Harrell, Larry Lane Roy, Preis, Kraft & Roy, for Applicants.

Richard Charles Broussard, Bennett Boyd Anderson, Jr., Anderson & Broussard, John A. Keller, Onebane, Donohoe, Bernard, Torian, Diaz, McNamara & Abell, Arthur I. Robison, Nora Montgomery Stelly, Allen & Gooch, for Respondents.


CALOGERO, Chief Justice.*

The issue in this case is whether the payment alone of workers' compensation benefits to an injured employee interrupts prescription with regard to the worker's claims against third-party tortfeasors.

Cyrus Gary was in the course and scope of employment on March 12, 1992, when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was rear-ended by a Lafayette Parish school bus. Several months after the accident, Gary...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases