RAGLAND v. HODGE

No. 32,433-CA.

748 So.2d 567 (1999)

Joe L. RAGLAND and Kathleen Ragland, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Diddle HODGE and Trinity Universal Insurance Co., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 8, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cotton, Bolton, Hoychick & Doughty by John Hoychick, Jr., Rayville, Counsel for Appellants.

Davenport, Files & Kelly by W. David Hammett, Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh by David H. Nelson, Monroe, Counsel for Appellees.

Before GASKINS, KOSTELKA and DREW, JJ.


DREW, J.

On October 3, 1994, Orville "Diddle" Hodge was involved in a vehicular accident with a pedestrian named Joe L. Ragland. The legal questions are, at the time of the accident: (1) Was Mr. Hodge an employee of Leroy Piercy, d/b/a Lee's Electric; and if so, (2) Was Mr. Hodge in the course and scope of his employment? The trial court answered these questions in the negative. We agree and affirm the judgment for the following reasons.

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