BEARD v. GREY WOLF DRILLING CO.

No. 00-00345.

774 So.2d 287 (2000)

Melissa L. BEARD, et al. v. GREY WOLF DRILLING COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 3, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Skipper Maurice Drost, Attorney at Law, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Melissa L. Beard, Baron N. Beard, Daniel J.L. Beard, Jr.

James D'Arensbourg Hollier, Laborde & Neuner, Lafayette LA, Counsel for Grey Wolf Drilling Company, Drillers, Inc., Joseph Arceneaux, Lawrence Matthews.

(Court composed of Judge BILLIE COLOMBARO WOODARD, Judge OSWALD A. DECUIR, and Judge JIMMIE C. PETERS.)


DECUIR, Judge.

Melissa Beard, individually and on behalf of her two minor children, filed suit against her deceased husband's employer, Grey Wolf Drilling Company (Grey Wolf), and his two supervisors alleging that his employer's intentional act caused his death. Grey Wolf and the other Defendants filed a motion for summary judgment, asserting an employer's statutory immunity defense, which the trial court granted. We affirm.

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