LEWIS v. INDUSTRIAL DEMOLISHERS, INC.

Nos. 2000-CA-2048, 2000-CA-2049.

799 So.2d 539 (2001)

Rosalee LEWIS, Individually and On Behalf of her Minor Children Adrian Lewis and Frank Lewis v. INDUSTRIAL DEMOLISHERS, INC., ABC Insurance Co., Inc., Goldin Industries, LA, Inc., Goldin Industries, Inc., DEF Insurance Co., Inc., Cygan & Cygan Corporation, United States Fire Insurance Co., Inc., Universal Process Equipment, Inc., et al. Lula Mae Kent, Individually and On Behalf of Franklin Kent, Shawnee M. Duncan, Nicole Kent, Tamika Hill, Korea Hill, Shamira T. Donsereaux, All Individually and On Behalf of their Father, Franklin Kent; Pamela Preston on Behalf of Tramika Preston, et al. v. Jonas Johnson, Industrial Demolishers, Inc., Goldin Industries of Louisiana, Inc., Goldin Industries, Inc., Cygan & Cygan Corporation, United States Fire Insurance Company, Inc., Universal Process Equipment, Inc., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied January 4, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric A. Holden, Patricia A. Garcia, W. Reed Smith, Holden & Garcia, New Orleans, LA, Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Appellants Rosalee Lewis, et al.

Linda Meyer, Bruno & Bruno, New Orleans, LA, Attorney for Plaintiffs/Appellants Lula Mae Kent, et al.

Howard Daigle, Jr., Michael D. Fisse, Seale Daigle & Ross, Covington, LA, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellee GE Plastics.

Court composed of Chief Judge WILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Judge JAMES F. McKAY, III, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, Sr.


McKAY, Judge.

The trial court granted General Electric Plastics' (GE) motion for summary judgment. The plaintiffs now appeal that judgment.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The instant matter arises out of an accident, which occurred on January 26, 1993, in Pearlington/Port Bienville, Mississippi where the decedent, Franklin Kent, was killed while working on a demolition project at the GE plant. Industrial Demolishers Inc. allegedly employed the decedent...

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