BYROM v. CITY OF LAFAYETTE

No. 95-1470.

682 So.2d 1021 (1996)

John Preston BYROM, et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. City of LAFAYETTE, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 13, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Phil Haney, St. Martinville, John Felton Blackwell, New Iberia, for John Preston Byrom, et ux.

Arthur I. Robison, Michael G. Daiy, Nora Montgomery Stelly, Lafayette, for City of Lafayette.

Brad Haight, Lafayette, for Ernest P. Breaux Elec. Inc.

Before KNOLL, WOODARD, and PETERS, JJ.


PETERS, Judge.

The issue in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment dismissing John Preston Byrom and Kathleen Breaux Byrom's tort suit against the City of Lafayette (City). The trial court granted summary judgment on the basis that the City was the statutory employer of Mr. Byrom so that Mr. Byrom was limited to workers' compensation recovery. The Byroms appeal this judgment.

DISCUSSION OF THE RECORD

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