WATKINS v. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE SYSTEMS

No. 32,022-CA.

741 So.2d 171 (1999)

William Les WATKINS, Individually and on Behalf of the Minor, William Logan Watkins, et ux., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL SERVICE SYSTEMS, Defendants-Appellees, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied October 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirby D. Kelly, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellant.

Pettiette, Armand, Dunkelman, Woodley & Byrd, L.L.P. by Donald Armand, Jr., Shreveport, Counsel for Appellee International Service Systems, Inc.

Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway by Herschel E. Richard, Jr., John T. Kalmbach, Shreveport, Counsel for Appellee General Electric Company.

Before WILLIAMS, KOSTELKA, DREW, JJ.


KOSTELKA, J.

After sustaining injuries in an altercation at work, William Les Watkins sought damages for himself as well as on behalf of his minor son. Claiming Watkins's sole remedy was in workers' compensation due to their statuses as employer and statutory employer, two defendants moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted those motions, dismissing the two defendants. Watkins appeals; we affirm the summary judgment as to the employer but, as to the statutory...

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