NIPPA v. CHEVRON, USA

No. 99-CA-2953.

774 So.2d 310 (2000)

Jeffrey E. NIPPA v. CHEVRON, USA.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied February 9, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. North, David L. Colvin & Associates, Gretna, Louisiana, Counsel for Plaintiff.

Marshall M. Redmon, Virginia Y. Trainor, Phelps Dunbar, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Counsel for Defendant.

(Court composed of, Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Judge STEVEN R. PLOTKIN, and Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, Sr.)


BAGNERIS, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a suit for damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained by Plaintiff-Appellant, Jeffrey E. Nippa ("Nippa") due to an accident that occurred while Nippa, an employee of an independent contractor, was working at a facility owned by Defendant-Appellee, Chevron, USA ("Chevron"). In his lawsuit, Nippa contended that Chevron owed him a duty to provide the equipment necessary to do his job safely and that Chevron breached that...

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